Lobbying revenue is typically down during a presidential election year. But uncertainty, both economically and politically, fuels lobbying revenue as interested parties want to know how to hedge their bets. Two opposing forces at loggerheads. According to data provided by the leading lobbying firms and the Lobbying Disclosure Act, uncertainty has won.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck once again led Big Law firms in lobbying revenue (based on Lobbying Disclosure Act numbers), topping the fiscal third quarter with over $12.5 million, a 22% increase over the same time last year and a slight reduction compared to Q2 of 2020 ($12.8 million).