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I don’t anticipate the chaotic tempo will decelerate for the rest of the yr.
— Loren Monroe, a principal at BGR Group, in feedback given to Reuters, on the report income high D.C. lobbying companies took in throughout 2025’s third quarter, simply earlier than the federal authorities shutdown. BGR Group stated it earned $19.1 million, whereas a number of Biglaw companies — Akin Gump, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, and Holland & Knight — additionally reported their greatest quarters ever, with incomes tens of tens of millions of {dollars} in federal lobbying income.
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