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
10/15/2022
2. House Identification
 42131
 Senate Identification
 400976792

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Forbes-Tate
Address
777 6th Street NW
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​8th Floor
City
Washington
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DC
 Zip
20001
 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. Zachary Williams
 Telephone
​2026380125
 E-mail
​zwilliams@forbes-tate.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government Relations 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
​Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Address
​2207 Bridgepointe Parkway
City
​San Mateo
 State
​CA
 Zip
​94404
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​A multinational video game and digital entertainment 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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​Jeff ​Forbes ​ ​Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee (2003); Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus (1999-2002)
​Daniel ​Tate ​ ​
​Ryan ​McConaghy ​ ​Asst Sec for the Minority Sen (2017-2018) Staff Dir Dem Policy and Comms Ctr Sen (2014-2017) Policy Dir Dem Policy and Comms Ctr Sen (2012-2014) LD Rep Hall (2007-2009) LA Sen Schumer (2003-2006) LC Sen Schumer (2001-2003)
​Arthur ​Sidney ​ ​LD & Chief Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee (2008-2009); Chief of staff and chief counsel, Rep. Johnson (2009-2020)
​Elizabeth ​Bennett ​ ​Int, Rep Ron Lewis (2007); SA LC LA, Rep Brett Guthrie (2009-2013); LA, Rep Andy Barr (2013); LA, Sen Mitch McConnell (2013-2015); DepAssocAdmin, EPA (2017); AssocAdmin, EPA (2017-2020); SpecAssistPres, EOP (2020-2021); SenAdv, USDA (2020-2021)

LOBBYING ISSUES

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

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues related to antitrust.

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.
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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.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku, 108-0075
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​Sony Group Corporation
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​25 Madison Ave
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​Sony Corporation of America
​New York
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Zachary Williams
 Date
11/29/2022 5:04:59 PM