LobbyingDirectors Guild of America lobbying by quarter
Directors Guild of America's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $130K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $410K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Copyright/Patent/Trademark and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Directors Guild of America
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $410K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $90K | 3 |
| Q1 2023 | $80K | 2 |
| Q2 2023 | $80K | 2 |
| Q3 2023 | $90K | 2 |
| Q4 2023 | $75K | 2 |
| Q1 2024 | $75K | 2 |
| Q2 2024 | $90K | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | $90K | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | $90K | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | $110K | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | $120K | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | $130K | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | $140K | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | $140K | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | $130K | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Copyright, patent and trademark$610.3K · 29 reports
- Taxation$272K · 16 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$155.3K · 9 reports
- Science and technology$147K · 8 reports
- Trade$127K · 7 reports
- Health issues$103.3K · 6 reports
- Arts and entertainment$55K · 3 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES34 reports
- SENATE33 reports
- White House Office6 reports
- Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)5 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)4 reports
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)2 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)1 reports
- Natl Endowment for the Arts1 reports
- Natl Endowment for the Humanities1 reports
- U.S. Copyright Office1 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseDirectors Guild of America | $990K | 15 quarters |
| Radius Advocacy | $450K | 15 quarters |
| Ernst & Young | $90K | 5 quarters |
| Covington & Burling | $0 | 1 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN STAUB | Professional Staff, House Judiciary Committee | Q2 2026 |
| CARLYLE THORSEN | General Counsel, Rep. Tom DeLay; Deputy Asst. Attorney General, Dept. of Justice; Counsel, House Judiciary Committee; Legislative Counsel, Rep. McCollum and LoBiondo | Q2 2026 |
| JAMES FRENCH | Counsel, House Judiciary Committee | Q4 2025 |
| MIKE STOEVER | Senator Peters-Legislative Asst-3/21-6/24 Rep. McNerney-Policy Advisor-9/19-2/21 Rep. McNerney-Legislative Asst-3/19-9/19 Rep. Barragan-Legislative Asst-2/18-3/19 Rep. Barragan-Legislative Aide-5/17-2/18 Rep. Espaillat-Paid Leg. Intern-1/17-5/17 | Q3 2024 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | Ernst & Young | $20K |
| 07/19for Q2 | Radius Advocacy | $30K |
| 07/07for Q2 | In-house | $80K |
| 04/19for Q1 | Ernst & Young | $20K |
| 04/18for Q1 | Radius Advocacy | $30K |
| 04/17for Q1 | In-house | $90K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | Ernst & Young | $20K |
| 01/17for Q4 2025 | Radius Advocacy | $30K |
| 01/13for Q4 2025 | In-house | $90K |
| 25/10/19for Q3 2025 | Ernst & Young | $20K |
| 25/10/07for Q3 2025 | Radius Advocacy | $30K |
| 25/10/07for Q3 2025 | In-house | $80K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | In-house | $80K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Radius Advocacy | $30K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Ernst & Young | $10K |
| 25/06/26for Q2 2025 | Ernst & Young | Under $5,000 |
| 25/04/19for Q1 2025 | Radius Advocacy | $30K |
| 25/04/14for Q1 2025 | In-house | $80K |
| 25/01/15for Q4 2024 | Radius Advocacy | $30K |
| 25/01/13for Q4 2024 | In-house | $60K |