Lobbying

Morgan Stanley MS's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $1.4M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $5.7M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$5.7M
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

Morgan Stanley lobbying by quarter
Morgan Stanley lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$860K3
Q1 2023$660K3
Q2 2023$630K3
Q3 2023$690K3
Q4 2023$1.2M3
Q1 2024$1.9M3
Q2 2024$570K3
Q3 2024$1.2M3
Q4 2024$1.7M3
Q1 2025$810K3
Q2 2025$980K3
Q3 2025$720K4
Q4 2025$2.6M4
Q1 2026$1.6M4
Q2 2026$1.4M3
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Financial institutions and securities$4.9M · 33 reports
  • Banking$4.1M · 29 reports
  • Taxation$4.1M · 30 reports
  • Trade$4.1M · 30 reports
  • Homeland security$202.5K · 15 reports
  • Housing$135K · 9 reports
  • Tariffs$75K · 5 reports
  • Retirement$10K · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES46 reports
  • SENATE44 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of17 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)15 reports
  • Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)15 reports
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)15 reports
  • Federal Reserve System15 reports
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)15 reports
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)15 reports
  • Natl Economic Council (NEC)15 reports
  • Office of the Vice President of the United States15 reports
  • Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)15 reports
  • State, Dept of (DOS)15 reports
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)15 reports
  • White House Office15 reports
  • Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)5 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)1 reports
  • Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseMorgan Stanley$15.6M15 quarters
Crossroads Strategies$810K15 quarters
Miller Strategies$750K3 quarters
Forethought Advisors$420K14 quarters
Davis & Harman$10K1 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
JAMES TYLER GRIMMChief Counsel, Policy and Strategy, Counsel, Chief Adviser, Policy, Strategy and Communications, Rep. Jim Jordan. Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Staff Member, Rep. Darrell Issa. Senior Staff Member, Rep. Jason ChaffetzQ1 2026
CHRIS L GASTONChief of Staff, Rep. Rush HoltQ3 2025
LUCIA PANZACounsel, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer; Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer; Law Clerk, Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee; Law Clerk, Senate Judiciary CommitteeQ3 2025
STEPHEN THOMAS VOLJAVECLegislative Director, Rep. Vern Buchanan; Legislative Assistant, Senator Marsha BlackburnQ3 2025
IVELISSE ALEXANDRA PORROA-GARCIAPolicy Director, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Raul Ruiz; Staff Assistant, Sen. Barbara BoxerQ2 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2In-house$1.2M
07/20for Q2Miller Strategies$150K
07/19for Q2Crossroads Strategies$60K
04/20for Q1Forethought Advisors$30K
04/20for Q1Miller Strategies$300K
04/19for Q1Crossroads Strategies$60K
04/19for Q1In-house$1.2M
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$2.2M
01/20for Q4 2025Miller Strategies$300K
01/20for Q4 2025Forethought Advisors$30K
01/18for Q4 2025Crossroads Strategies$60K
25/11/17for Q4 2025Miller StrategiesUnder $5,000
25/10/22for Q3 2025Forethought Advisors$30K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$620K
25/10/18for Q3 2025Crossroads Strategies$60K
25/10/17for Q3 2025Davis & Harman$10K
25/09/12for Q3 2025Davis & HarmanUnder $5,000
25/07/23for Q2 2025Forethought Advisors$30K
25/07/20for Q2 2025Crossroads Strategies$60K
25/07/18for Q2 2025In-house$890K