LobbyingCliffwater lobbying by quarter
Cliffwater's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $130K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $380K. Its first report covers Q2 2025; the issues it reports most are Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Cliffwater
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $380K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q2 2025
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $30K | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | $20K | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | $120K | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | $130K | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | $130K | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Financial institutions and securities$330K · 10 reports
- Taxation$70K · 5 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$30K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES11 reports
- SENATE11 reports
- Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)3 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| Phronesisdc | $180K | 3 quarters |
| Invariant | $140K | 3 quarters |
| Duddington Global Strategies | $80K | 4 quarters |
| Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | $30K | 5 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| BRENDAN BELAIR | Republican Staff Director, House Judiciary Committee; Chief of Staff, Rep. Doug Collins | Q2 2026 |
| AARON S. CUTLER | Senior Policy Advisor, House Com. Nat Resources (2014); Senior Advisor for Policy and Outreach, Office of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (2013-2014); Deputy Policy Director , House Committee on Energy and Commerce (2009-2013) | Q2 2025 |
| MICHAEL J BELL | Special Asst to the Atty Gen - Legislative Affairs, DOJ (2003-2005); Deputy Associate Director for Personnel The White House (2001-2003) | Q2 2025 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | Duddington Global Strategies | $20K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Phronesisdc | $60K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Invariant | $50K |
| 07/15for Q2 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | Under $5,000 |
| 04/20for Q1 | Phronesisdc | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Duddington Global Strategies | $20K |
| 04/19for Q1 | Invariant | $50K |
| 04/16for Q1 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | Under $5,000 |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Duddington Global Strategies | $20K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Invariant | $40K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | Phronesisdc | $60K |
| 01/13for Q4 2025 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | Under $5,000 |
| 25/12/03for Q4 2025 | Phronesisdc | Under $5,000 |
| 25/11/26for Q4 2025 | Invariant | Under $5,000 |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Duddington Global Strategies | $20K |
| 25/10/14for Q3 2025 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | Under $5,000 |
| 25/08/19for Q3 2025 | Duddington Global Strategies | Under $5,000 |
| 25/07/18for Q2 2025 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | $30K |
| 25/07/16for Q2 2025 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US | Under $5,000 |