Most popular lobbying firms for energy policy
According to 2003 House and Senate records, the Globe found that 847 individual companies filed 1,214 unique lobbying disclosure reports using the energy code.
| Registrant lobbying firm (ranked by no. of clients) | No. of clients | Total paid by clients in 2003 | |
| 1. | Morgan Meguire, LLC | 19 | $1,510,000 (No. 2 ranked) |
| 2. | Van Ness Feldman | 17 | $1,010,000 |
| 3. | Johnston & Associates, LLC | 14 | $1,060,000 |
| 4. | Liebman & Associates, Inc | 14 | $270,000 |
| 5. | Patton Boggs LLP | 12 | $1,060,000 |
| 6. | The Dutko Group Companies, Inc | 11 | $1,005,000 |
| 7. | ML Strategies, LLC | 10 | $615,000 |
| 8. | Troutman Sanders LLP | 9 | $950,000 |
| 9. | Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. | 9 | $840,000 |
| 10. | Public Strategies, Inc (or Public Strategies Washington, Inc.) | 9 | $750,000 |
| 11. | Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, PC | 9 | $410,000 |
| 12. | Dykema Gossett, PLLC | 9 | $260,000 |
| 13. | The Stella Group, Ltd. | 9 | $182,000 |
| 14. | Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP | 8 | $2,810,000 (No. 1 ranked) |
| 15. | Daryl Owen Associates, Inc. | 8 | $1,330,000 (No. 3 ranked) |
| 16. | Ryan, Phillips, Utrecht & MacKinnon | 8 | $1,220,000 |
| 17. | Kanner & Associates | 8 | $738,000 |
| 18. | Bracewell & Patterson, LLP | 8 | $615,000 |
| 19. | National Environmental Strategies | 8 | $580,000 |
| 20. | Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates | 8 | 570,000 |
| 21. | Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, LLP | 8 | $480,000 |
| 22. | Alpine Group, Inc. | 7 | $1,120,000 |
| 23. | Federalist Group, LLC | 7 | $895,000 |
| 24. | American Continental Group, Inc. | 7 | $720,000 |
| 25. | Alexander Strategy Group | 7 | $646,000 |
| 26. | Brickfield, Burchette, Ritts & Stone, P.C. | 7 | $480,000 |
| 27. | Smith, Hinaman & Associates | 7 | $340,000 |
| 28. | Williams & Jensen, PC | 6 | $1,220,000 |
| 29. | Cassidy & Associates, Inc. | 6 | $910,000 |
| 30. | Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC | 6 | $760,000 |
| 31. | Willard Group | 6 | $580,000 |
| 32. | Jorden Burt LLP | 6 | $470,000 |
| 33. | Colling & Assoc., Inc. t/a Colling Swift & Hynes | 6 | $441,225 |
| 34. | Hogan & Hartson, LLP | 6 | $190,000 |
| 35. | Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, LLP | 5 | $480,000 |
| 36. | Balch & Bingham LLP | 5 | $880,000 |
| 37. | Ball Janik LLP | 5 | $460,000 |
| 38. | Ferguson Group | 5 | $420,000 |
| 39. | O'Connor & Hannan, LLP | 5 | $420,000 |
| 40. | Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC | 5 | $340,000 |
| 41. | Will & Carlson, Inc. | 5 | $240,000 |
| 42. | Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot | 5 | $200,000 |
| 43. | The Lundquist Group, LLC | 5 | $200,000 |
| 44. | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | 5 | $180,000 |
