VENABLE LLP
Law firm
- Active Clients
- 114
- TTM Spend
- $11,675,000
- Total Filings
- 5,143
- Active Since
- 2011
trailing 4 reported quarters
income + expenses, last 12mo
334 in the last 12 months
16 years with filings
Income & Lobbyist Activity Last 10 years, by quarter
Clients from the last four reported quarters (114) · ranked by reported income and expenses
Issues lobbied last four reported quarters
| Issue | Activities | Share |
|---|---|---|
HCR
Health Issues
|
73 | 20.4% |
BUD
Budget/Appropriations
|
33 | 9.2% |
AUT
Automotive Industry
|
28 | 7.8% |
CSP
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
|
22 | 6.1% |
TAX
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
|
18 | 5.0% |
DEF
Defense
|
17 | 4.7% |
FIN
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
|
17 | 4.7% |
CPI
Computer Industry
|
15 | 4.2% |
EDU
Education
|
12 | 3.4% |
TRD
Trade (domestic/foreign)
|
11 | 3.1% |
Government entities contacted last four reported quarters
| Entity | Contacts | Share | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 304 | 39.9% | Congress |
| SENATE | 291 | 38.2% | Congress |
| Commerce, Dept of (DOC) | 24 | 3.2% | Agency |
| Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | 16 | 2.1% | Agency |
| Transportation, Dept of (DOT) | 16 | 2.1% | Agency |
| Federal Trade Commission (FTC) | 13 | 1.7% | Agency |
| U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) | 12 | 1.6% | Agency |
| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | 9 | 1.2% | Agency |
| Treasury, Dept of | 9 | 1.2% | Agency |
| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | 6 | 0.8% | Agency |
Revolving door lobbyists active in the last 12 months
23 of 47 lobbyists (49%) listed a prior covered government position on a lobbying filing.
- LOREN AHO
- Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Laura Richardson
- KATELYN ASMUS
- Staff Assistant, Sen. Joni Ernst; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Joni Ernst; Legislative Aide, Sen. Joni Ernst / Senate Judiciary Committee
- JAMES BARNETT
- General Counsel, Counsel, House Energy and Commerce Committee
- DAVID BONELLI
- Dept. of Transportation, NHTSA, Senior Attorney
- NICHOLAS CHOATE
- Deputy Legislative Director, Sen. Claire McCaskill; Legislative and Communications Assistant, Rep. Karen McCarthy; Legislative Assistant/Press Secretary, Rep...
- CAITLIN CLARKE
- Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Cyber and Emerging Technology, National Security Council, Executive Office of the President
- JOHN V. DRZEWICKI
- Staff Assistant, Rep. Steve Austria; Policy Advisor, US House of Representatives; Policy Director, House Republican Conference
- JOSH FINESTONE
- Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mike Rogers; Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Graves; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dean Heller; Senior Legislative Assistant, Sen. D...
- GREGORY GILL
- Legislative Director, Representative Hoyer, Asst. Staff, House Appropriations Committee
- DEAN HELLER
- US Senator; US House Representative
And 13 more, marked in the lobbyist list below.
Political contributions semiannual LD-203 reports by the firm and its lobbyists
47 reports on file for 2025 (latest version of each); 28 reported no contributions.
Itemized by year
| Year | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | $107,541 |
Largest recipients, 2025
| Recipient | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CAPITO FOR WEST VIRGINIA honoring SEN. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO | 2 | $5,000 |
| COWBOY VICTORY COMMITTEE III (CVC III) honoring SEN. BARRASSO & SEN. LUMMIS | 1 | $5,000 |
| SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND honoring REP. STEVE SCALISE | 1 | $5,000 |
| TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND honoring SEN. TED CRUZ | 1 | $5,000 |
| WALBERG FOR CONGRESS honoring REP. TIMOTHY WALBERG | 2 | $5,000 |
Filings 5,143 total
| Posted | Period | Client | Type | Income | Expenses | Activities | Lobbyists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-06 | 2013 Q4 | CUSTOM RAIL EMPLOYER WELFARE TRUST FUND | 4th Quarter - Report (No Activity) |
— | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-01-06 | 2013 Q4 | AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS | 4th Quarter - Report (No Activity) |
— | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-01-06 | 2013 Q3 | INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING BUREAU | 3rd Quarter - Report |
$20.0K | — | 2 | 8 |
Lobbyists active in the last 12 months (47)
- LOREN AHO · prior govt
- KATELYN ASMUS · prior govt
- ROY AUH
- JAMES BARNETT · prior govt
- DAVID BONELLI · prior govt
- THOMAS BOYD
- TESS BRENNAN
- NICHOLAS CHOATE · prior govt
- CAITLIN CLARKE · prior govt
- ASHLEY CRAIG
- JODIE CURTIS
- SARAH DONOVAN
- JOHN V. DRZEWICKI · prior govt
- JOSH FINESTONE · prior govt
- GREGORY GILL · prior govt
- SAMANTHA GOTTSTEIN
- ILISA HALPERN PAUL
- LAURA HANEN
- ROBERT HARTWELL
- DEAN HELLER · prior govt
- STUART INGIS
- DEEPTI LOHARIKAR
- ELIZABETH LOWE
- ALLAIRE MONTICOLLO
- WILLIAM NORDWIND · prior govt
- SAMUEL OLCHYK · prior govt
- CAROLINE OLSEN · prior govt
- YARDLY POLLAS-KIMBLE · prior govt
- TARA POTASHNIK
- THOMAS QUINN
- JOSHUA RAYMOND · prior govt
- JAMES REILLY · prior govt
- IAN ROCKWELL · prior govt
- CHRISTOPHER SCRIBNER
- MICHAEL SIGNORELLI
- BART STUPAK · prior govt
- WESLEY SUDDUTH
- JENNIFER TAYLOR MCBRIDE
- BRIAN TENGEL
- JIM TWADDELL
- TIMOTHY URSPRUNG · prior govt
- SHALINI VALLABHAN · prior govt
- SAM VERCELLOTTI
- RICHARD WARD · prior govt
- RICHARD WARD · prior govt
- IAN WILLIAMS
- ARIEL WOLF · prior govt