Lobbying money report coming out today

June 07, 2010 4:46 PM

Teresa Priolo

ALBANY -- We'll find out today how much money New York's lobbying firms have donated to political campaigns across New York State.

The New York Public Interest Research Group has released the analysis, which shows the top 50 lobbying firms represented 75 percent of all lobbying spending in 2009 -- and that former elected officials who are now lobbyists donated nearly $143,000 from their political committees that were established for their electoral campaigns.

NYPIRG is calling on the governor and legislative leaders to approve legislation limiting "pay to play" activities of the state's lobbyists.

The last time they looked into how much was spent, they found the health care workers union shelled out the most cash.

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOP 50 LOBBY FIRMS[1]

Lobby Firm Name	Rank	$ from Firms	$ from Individuals	Total Camp $
WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP	1	$262,345	$11,815	$274,160
BROWN MCMAHON & WEINRAUB, LLC	2	$170,540	$29,045	$199,585
HINMAN STRAUB ADVISORS LLC	3	$168,624	$4,700	$173,324
BURGOS, TONIO & ASSOCIATES, INC.	4	$124,000	$11,200	$135,200
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP	5	$106,650	$13,835	$120,485
PARK STRATEGIES, LLC	6		$93,080	$93,080
LYNCH, PATRICIA ASSOCIATES, INC.	7	$46,895	$38,640	$85,535
BOLTON ST. JOHNS, LLC	8	$51,050	$33,932	$84,982
L&J RAD LLC	9		$66,385	$66,385
MEARA, BRIAN R. PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC.	10	$15,050	$50,300	$65,350
PARKSIDE GROUP, LLC (THE)	11	$54,450	$5,655	$60,105
IGR GROUP	12	$36,600	$16,594	$53,194
ROFFE GROUP P.C. (THE)	13	$2,000	$49,950	$51,950
DAVIDOFF MALITO & HUTCHER LLP	14	$18,800	$32,440	$51,240
MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE, LLP	15	$34,514	$16,125	$50,639
OSTROFF, HIFFA & ASSOCIATES, INC.	16	$7,155	$42,275	$49,430
CORDO & COMPANY, LLC	17	$38,650	$7,325	$45,975
FEATHERSTONHAUGH, WILEY & CLYNE, LLP	18	$27,008	$18,340	$45,348
WHITEMAN OSTERMAN & HANNA LLP	19	$8,934	$36,000	$44,934
MALKIN & ROSS	20	$37,740	$2,675	$40,415
HARTER SECREST & EMERY, LLP	21	$28,525	$7,735	$36,260
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP	22	$10,200	$18,760	$28,960
MARSH, WASSERMANN & MCHUGH, LLC	23	$23,249	$3,350	$26,599
PLUMMER & ASSOCIATES, LLC	24	$24,035	$100	$24,135
YOSWEIN NEW YORK, INC.	25	$11,450	$11,730	$23,180
KASIRER CONSULTING	26	$20,350		$20,350
ARZT, GEORGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	27	$3,750	$16,300	$20,050
PITTA BISHOP DEL GIORNO & GIBLIN LLC	28	$13,000	$7,035	$20,035
VIDAL GROUP, LLC (THE)	29	$13,325	$6,600	$19,925
CONSTANTINOPLE & VALLONE CONSULTING LLC	30	$11,276	$6,905	$18,181
TLM ASSOCIATES LLC	31	$11,100	$6,378	$17,478
KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL, LLP	32		$17,445	$17,445
CONNELLY & MCLAUGHLIN	33	$1,050	$15,570	$16,620
CAPALINO, JAMES F. & ASSOCIATES, INC.	34	$2,750	$13,480	$16,230
CAPITOL GROUP, LLC	35	$13,998	$600	$14,598
BOGDAN LASKY & KOPLEY, LLC	36	$11,000	$3,100	$14,100
POWERS & COMPANY	37	$9,600	$2,049	$11,649
LAW OFFICES OF CLAUDIA WAGNER LLC	38		$11,275	$11,275
FRIED FRANK HARRIS SHRIVER & JACOBSON	39		$10,480	$10,480
LOCICERO & TAN, INC.	40	$5,700	$4,050	$9,750
EMPIRE STRATEGIC PLANNING, INC.	41	$6,625	$1,500	$8,125
WEINGARTEN, REID & MCNALLY, LLC	42	$6,511	$1,510	$8,021
STATE & BROADWAY, INC.	43	$1,000	$5,400	$6,400
SHEINKOPF, LTD.	44	$2,150	$3,300	$5,450
HILL & GOSDECK	45	$2,570	$2,750	$5,320
GETO & DE MILLY, INC.	46	$1,575	$3,515	$5,090
MEYER SUOZZI ENGLISH & KLEIN, PC	47	$3,454	$1,000	$4,454
MIRRAM GROUP, LLC (THE)	48	$3,050	$925	$3,975
CRANE SANDERS, LLC	49		$1,000	$1,000
SANZILLO, FRANCIS J. & ASSOCIATES	50		$100	$100