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Legislative Resource Center
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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
03/01/2020
2. House Identification
 30171
 Senate Identification
 39815

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Van Ness Feldman, LLP
Address
1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW
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​Seventh Floor
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip
20007
 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
​Ms. Danielle Mercurio
 Telephone
​2022981800
 E-mail
​dbm@vnf.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Law and Public Policy 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
​Nordion, Inc.
Address
​447 March Rd.
City
​Ottawa
 State
​ON
 Zip
​K2K 1X8
 Country
​CAN
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Provider of medical gamma technologies and Cobalt 60 for the medical community.

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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​Tom ​Roberts ​ ​
​Gwen ​Fleming ​ ​ U.S. Dept of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement: Principal Legal Advisor, 2015-2017; U.S. EPA: Chief of Staff to Administrator Gina McCarthy, 2013-2015; Regional Administrator, Region 4, 2010-2013
​Lilly ​Scott ​ ​
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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)

All Congressional and Executive branch actions, legislation and policies related to: the production, supply and distribution of Cobalt-60; gamma irradiation; sanctions on Iran and Russia; and COVID-19 response.

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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​Sotera Health
​9100 South Hills Blvd, Suite 300
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​Broadview Heights
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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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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: Tom Roberts, Member
 Date
4/14/2020 5:18:33 PM