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==Lobbying==
 
==Lobbying==
The company spent $920,000 for [[lobbying]] in 2006. In-house lobbyists were used along with the [[lobbying firms]]  [[American Continental Group]], [[O'Neill, Athy & Casey]], and [[DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary|DLA Piper Rudnick et al]].
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The company spent $920,000 for [[lobbying]] in 2006. In-house lobbyists were used along with the [[lobbying firms]]  [[American Continental Group]], [[O'Neill, Athy & Casey]], and [[DLA Piper]].
<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/clientsum.asp?txtname=Lehman+Brothers&year=2006 Lehman Brothers lobbying expenses], ''Open Secrets''.</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/clientsum.asp?txtname=Lehman+Brothers&year=2006 Lehman Brothers lobbying expenses], ''Open Secrets'', accessed October 2007.</ref>
  
 
==Personnel==
 
==Personnel==
Key executives and 2006 pay:
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<table border="0">
<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=LEH Lehman Brothers Key Executives], ''Yahoo Finance'', accessed August 2007.</ref>
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*[[Richard S. Fuld Jr.]], Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, $7,000,000
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  <td valign="top">Key executives and 2006 pay:
*[[Joseph M. Gregory]], President and Chief Operating Officer, $6,000,000
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<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=LEH Lehman Brothers Key Executives], ''Yahoo Finance'', accessed October 2007.</ref></td>
*[[Thomas A. Russo]], Chief Legal Officer, $5,000,000
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
*[[Christopher M. O'Meara]], Chief Financial Officer, $2,500,000
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
*[[David Goldfarb]], Executive Vice President, $3,000,000
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">Options<br />exercised</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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  <td>[[Richard S. Fuld, Jr.]], Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$19,520,000</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$31,940,000</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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  <td>[[Joseph M. Gregory]], Chief Operating Officer</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$15,410,000</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$31,970,000</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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  <td>[[Thomas A. Russo]], Chief Legal Officer</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$9,750,000</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$9,520,000</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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  <td>[[Christopher M. O'Meara]], Chief Financial Officer</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$2,500,000</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$0</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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  <td>[[David Goldfarb]], Executive Vice President</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$9,020,000</td>
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  <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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  <td align="right">$13,190,000</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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*[[Stephen M. Lessing]], Head of Client Relationship Management<ref>[http://www.lehman.com/who/bios/#SML Senior Management], Lehman Brothers, accessed August 2007.</ref>
 
*[[Stephen M. Lessing]], Head of Client Relationship Management<ref>[http://www.lehman.com/who/bios/#SML Senior Management], Lehman Brothers, accessed August 2007.</ref>
  
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Fax: 212-526-8766<br>
 
Fax: 212-526-8766<br>
 
Web: http://www.lehman.com
 
Web: http://www.lehman.com
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==Related SourceWatch articles==
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*[[banking]] 
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*[[Richard Holbrooke]] is a former Managing Director of Lehman Brothers
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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== SourceWatch Resources == 
 
*[[Richard Holbrooke]] is a former Managing Director of Lehman Brothers
 
*[[banking]]
 
  
== External Links ==
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==External articles==
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*C. Bryson Hull and Andrew Quinn, "[http://corpwatch.org/article.php?id=2248 Enron Suit Targets Wall St. Firms]", ''Reuters/CorpWatch'', April 8, 2002.
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*Eric Dash, "[http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13487 C.E.O. Pay Keeps Rising]", ''The New York Times/CorpWatch'', April 9, 2006.
  
 
[[Category:Banking industry]][[Category:Corporations]][[Category:United States]]
 
[[Category:Banking industry]][[Category:Corporations]][[Category:United States]]

Revision as of 09:51, 28 October 2007

Lehman Brothers provides financial services to corporations, governments, institutions, and wealthy individuals worldwide. It is based in New York City with regional headquarters in London and Tokyo. [1]

History

[2]

  • In 1977, Lehman Brothers merged with Kuhn Loeb & Co.
  • In 1984, Lehman Brothers was acquired by American Express and merged with their retail brokerage Shearson, to form Shearson Lehman Brothers.
  • In 1993, the company was spun off by American Express and was once again called Lehman Brothers.
  • In 2001, the company's offices were destroyed when the World Trade Center in New York City came down, after which it moved its offices elsewhere in the city.

Political contributions

Stephen M. Lessing, former Managing Director and now Head of Client Relationship Management at Lehman Brothers, is a Bush Ranger having raised at least $200,000 for Bush in the 2004 presidential election. [3]

Lehman Brothers gave $130,680 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 38% to Democrats, 57% to Republicans, and 5% to other parties. [4]

Lobbying

The company spent $920,000 for lobbying in 2006. In-house lobbyists were used along with the lobbying firms American Continental Group, O'Neill, Athy & Casey, and DLA Piper. [5]

Personnel

Key executives and 2006 pay: [6]          Options
exercised
Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer    $19,520,000    $31,940,000
Joseph M. Gregory, Chief Operating Officer    $15,410,000    $31,970,000
Thomas A. Russo, Chief Legal Officer    $9,750,000    $9,520,000
Christopher M. O'Meara, Chief Financial Officer    $2,500,000    $0
David Goldfarb, Executive Vice President    $9,020,000    $13,190,000

Selected board members: [8]

Contact details

745 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-526-7000
Fax: 212-526-8766
Web: http://www.lehman.com

Related SourceWatch articles

References

  1. Lehman Brothers Profile, Yahoo Finance, accessed August 2007.
  2. Lehman Brothers History, Baker Library, accessed August 2007.
  3. Bush Ranger Stephen M. Lessing, Texans for Public Justice, accessed August 2007.
  4. 2006 PAC Summary Data, Open Secrets, accessed August 2007.
  5. Lehman Brothers lobbying expenses, Open Secrets, accessed October 2007.
  6. Lehman Brothers Key Executives, Yahoo Finance, accessed October 2007.
  7. Senior Management, Lehman Brothers, accessed August 2007.
  8. Board of Directors, Lehman Brothers, accessed August 2007.

External articles