Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov
Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
10/26/2009
2. House Identification
 30825
Senate Identification
 18466

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Holland & Knight LLP
Address
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
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City
Washington
State
DC
Zip
20006
Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. RICHARD GOLD
Telephone
​2029553000
E-mail
​beth.salvosa@hklaw.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Law Firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​RENTON ACQUISITION LLC
Address
​c/o UNICO PROPERTIES, 1215 4th Avenue, Suite 600
City
​Seattle
State
​WA
Zip
​98161
Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Real Estate Company

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
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​Richard ​Gold ​ ​3/91-2/93 Spec. Asst. for Env. Affrs., Sen. Lloyd Bentsen
​Richard ​Gold ​ ​3/93-11/94 Sp. Asst. to EPA Administrator Carol Bowner
​John ​Buscher ​ ​1/92-12/92 Staff Assistant, Senator Alan Dixon
​John ​Buscher ​ ​1/93-1/96 Legisaltive Assitant, Rep. Carol Moseley-Braun
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Federal government interest in occupying building in Renton, WA.


AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.

Internet Address:
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Name Address Principal Place of Business
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​Unico Properties
​1215 4th Avenue, Suite 600
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​Seattle
​Seattle
​WA
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​WA
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.

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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Richard M. Gold, Partner
Date
11/11/2009