Ryan Ray
Akerman took home an estimated $155,000 in lobbying fees last quarter, according to recently submitted compensation reports.
Big-ticket contributors to the firm’s balance sheets included Water Cooperative of Central Florida – who paid between $10,000 – $19,999 for executive branch lobbying – as well as Florida International Bankers Association, Magic City Casino and Miami-Dade County, who each paid within the above range for legislative representation.
All told, Adams Street regulars like Richard Pinksy, Eliakim Nortelus and Virginia Townes represented 24 executive lobbying clients who accounted for $30,000 and 28 legislative clients who paid some $125,000 in fees during the second reporting period of 2015, between April 1 and June 30.
Other major clients included Port of Palm Beach who brought in an estimated $15,000, as well as Algenol Biofuels, Association of Public Safety Communications Officials and City of Lake Worth who combined to pay Akerman some $15,000 during Q2.
Algenol also tendered up to $9,999 for executive branch lobbying, as did Pediatric Health Care Alliance and Rybovich Boat Company.
State law requires lobbying firms to submit compensation reports quarterly. They are permitted in most cases to simply report an approximate range of client compensation — e.g. $1 – $9,999 – in lieu of the specific dollar amount.
