The merger of Patton Boggs LLP and Squire Sanders to create Squire Patton Boggs spawns a new legal superstore. It also creates a new power source of campaign contributions and lobbying.

Since 1989, the two component firms have combined for total contributions of more than $13 million to federal candidates, party committees, leadership PACs and outside money groups. Just over two-thirds of those contributions went to Democratic candidates and committees. Patton Boggs LLP accounted for the majority of that cash.

The top recipient of the donations? Hillary Rodham Clinton, at $311,976. Barack Obama is second at $288,759, then Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), $186,250. Portman also is first overall among current senators. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) leads sitting House members, clocking in with $85,945.

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Lobbying figures are even more impressive, helped greatly by the fact that the former Patton Boggs was the all-time top lobbying firm. Since 1998, it and Squire Sanders have earned more than $540 million in lobbying fees. The merger puts Squire Patton Boggs first among lobbying firms with an even larger lead.

Despite internal troubles in recent years that have led some of its top lobbyists to jump ship, Patton Boggs brought in more than $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2014. Its top-paying client among a list of 170 that spans all sectors was Amazon.com.



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