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Colodny Fass brings in $735K in Q2 lobbying fees

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Adams Street fixture Colodny Fass brought in an estimated $735,000 during the most recent reporting quarter, according to recently submitted lobbying compensation reports. Colodny’s single largest contract was for executive branch lobbying on behalf of WellCare Health PlansĀ –– the Tampa-based Medicaid and Medicare coordinators paid between $30,000-$39,999 to the firm between April 1 and June 30, plus another approximately $25,000 for legislative representation, for a total of some $60,000 all told. Federated National Insurance,Ā Lexington National Insurance and Team Focus InsuranceĀ tied…

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Lewis Longman & Walker collects $260K in second-quarter lobbying fees

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Lewis Longman & Walker took in a solid $260,000 haul last quarter, according to estimates based on recently released lobbyist compensation reports. The firm pulled down some $135,000 from 24 legislative lobbying clients and around $125,000 from 22 clients for work with members of the Capitol’s executive plaza level and with state regulatory agencies. A grouping of four entities —Ā Florida Association of MitigationĀ Bankers,Ā Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists,Ā Florida Association of Special Districts, andĀ Florida Manufactured Housing AssociationĀ –– topped the firm’s clients list,…

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Dean Cannon’s Capitol Insight hauls in $860K in Q2 lobbying fees

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Relatively new on the scene, former House Speaker Dean Cannon‘s lobby shop Capitol Insight is raking in the consulting fees like an old Adams Street institution. According to a compensation report the firm filed Thursday morning, the firm collected an estimated $860,000 for its consultingĀ services between April 1 and June 30. The total includes some $430,000 in fees from 62 executive lobbying clients and $430,000 from 61 legislative clients. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co.Ā provided the largest invoice for executive branch…

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Tsamoutales Strategies takes in $180K in Q2 lobbying fees

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Tsamoutales Strategies — the three-lobbyist firm where former Senate President Mike Haridopolos plies his trade — collected $80,000 in fees between April 1 and June 30, according to recently submitted compensation reports. The U.S. arm of Spain-based company Abengoa WaterĀ anchored the firm’s client list, contributing between $30,000-$39,999 for both legislative and executive lobbying services last quarter for a total of some $70,000 in Q2 earnings. International Speedway Corp.,Ā which built and maintains the trackĀ that hosts the Daytona 500, was the firm’s…

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney rakes in $1.14 million in Q2 lobbying fees

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney collected one of the largest hauls of last quarter, according to recently submitted compensation reports: The white shoe firm’s Tallahassee lobbying practice earned an estimated $1.14 million between April 1 and June 30 of 2015. The largest contributor to the firm’s bottom line in Q2? U.S. Sugar Corp. by a mile.Ā It doubled up the next highest-paying client, paying $76,000 for legislative lobbying services and between $30,000-$39,999 for executive branch work, for a total of some $111,000.…

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Ron Book’s shop hauls in over $2 million in Q2 lobbying fees

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The lobbying practice led by longtime Adams Street fixtureĀ Ron BookĀ continued to netĀ some of the largest earningsĀ figures in all of Florida lobbying last quarter: His firm took in $2,015,000 in lobbying fees, according to estimates based on a compensation report submitted Tuesday. The Ronald L. Book PA firm led by its namesake had a legislative client listĀ that counted 97 interests and accounted for some $1.73 million in lobbying fees. Book’s executive practice — still larger than most firms by itself —…

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Anfield Consulting takes in $560K in Q2 lobbying fees

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Anfield Consulting collected $560,000 last reporting quarter, according to estimates based on recently submitted compensation reports. The team ofĀ Frank Bernardino, Edgar Fernandez, Lee Killinger and Albert BalidoĀ managed a profitable portfolio of 87 contracts that was heavy on the legislative side of the ledger. Some $405,000 ofĀ its earnings came from work with state lawmakers, andĀ the remaining $155,000 stemming from executive agency lobbying. The firm’s single biggest contract was with engineering and business consultancyĀ Parsons Brinckerhoff,Ā which each paid Anfield between $30,000-$39,999 in legislative…

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