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of regulatory, investigation,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and agency work has grown the size of the lobbying pie by 10 to 20 percent, despite the slumping economy.Patton Boggs saw their second quarter revenues jump from $10.3 million last year to $12.4 million this year, according to partner Jim Christian. But, the revenue bump was helped by the acquisition of the boutique lobbying shop Breaux-Lott, led by former Sens. John Breaux (D-La.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.), which Patton picked up last summer."If you're in a big, diverse firm, especially a larger law firm that has a combination of skill sets and has diverse expertise than they've all experienced that the legislative work has flattened out," said Patton Boggs partner Nick Allard, adding that other advocacy work is "up slightly. It's not gangbusters, but it's balanced out and growing."Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], whose "bread and butter" is more traditional lobbying, brought in about $10.7 million during the first half of this year, down about $1 million |
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