Lobbying

People who work on the behalf of their clients or the groups they're representing to convince the government or others involved in public policy development to make a decision that is beneficial to them. Many lobbying groups work in "procurement", where they attempt to convince the government to buy supplies from their clients.

Selected lobbying firms

• Hyjek and Fix
• Akin Gump
• Carmen Group Lobbying
• Patton Boggs
• Swidler Berlin

Lobbyists

• Texas Ethics Commission 2004 list of lobbyists
• Morris Amitay
• Ray Kogovsek

Other SourceWatch resources

• lobbying firms
• Regulating lobbying

External links

• Barbara Gunnell, "In Brussels, the lobbyocracy rules", New Statesman, February 7, 2005.