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
6/1/2021
2. House Identification
 39384
Senate Identification
 313715

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Capitol Counsel, LLC
Address
700 13th Street NW, 2nd Floor
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City
Washington
State
DC
Zip
20005
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USA

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

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mrs. Allegra M. Han
Telephone
​2028613200
E-mail
​ahan@capitolcounsel.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government affairs.

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
​Avi Bernstein
Address
​4706 18th Avenue
City
​Brooklyn
State
​NY
Zip
​11204
Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Real estate.

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.

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​Shannon ​Finley ​ ​
​Jonathan ​Kott ​ ​Senior Advisor & Communications Director, Senator Joe Manchin (WV); Senior Advisor & Communications Director, Senator Chris Coons (DE).
​David ​Olander ​ ​Legislative Assistant, Rep. Wally Herger; Tax & Policy Counsel, Rep. Thomas Reynolds; Tax Counsel & Chief Tax Counsel, House Committee on Ways and Means.
​Mac ​Campbell ​ ​Deputy Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee; General Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Tax Counsel and Legislative Assistant, Sen. Blanche Lincoln.
​Ann ​Jablon ​ ​Chief of Staff, Rep. Richard Neal.

LOBBYING ISSUES

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

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues regarding like-kind exchanges and related tax policy.


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.

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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: Allegra M. Han
Date
7/20/2021 4:55:04 PM