Veon, Kopp and Associates was a prominent lobbying firm in Pennsylvania. During its entire existence, the firm was embroiled in controversy and eventually was closed after Veon was indicted with criminal charges.
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| Company type | Limited Liability Company |
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| Industry | lobbying |
| Successor | Kopp and Associates LLC |
| Headquarters | 600 North Second Street[1] Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Key people | Mike Veon President[1] Colleen Kopp Vice President[1] |
| Website | http://www.vka.cc/ |
In March 2007, former Pennsylvania House Minority Whip Mike Veon and his former aide Colleen Kopp founded Veon, Kopp and Associates, LLC lobbying firm.[1] The firm's first client was U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company.[2] The firm quickly added other clients including PNC Financial Services and the Allegheny County Airport Authority.[3]
The firm lobbied on behalf of Lions Gate Entertainment to pass the Pennsylvania Film Production Tax Credit.[4] Inter-firm emails between Kopp and Veon raised questions about whether the two had inappropriately lobbied their former employers.[4]
The firm was dissolved in April 2008 and Kopp returned to lobbying under the name of Kopp & Associates LLC, where she represented Independence Blue Cross.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Veon, Kopp and Associates, LLC" (Database). Business Entity Filing History. Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ Barnes, Tom (September 17, 2007). "Veon spins election's short straw into lobbying gold". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Bumsted, Brad (August 2, 2007). "Veon moves out of district to new digs in Harrisburg". Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
- ^ a b Lieberman, Brett (September 4, 2007). "Did Veon, Kopp cross the line?". The Patriot-News.
- ^ Erdley, Debra (April 17, 2008). "Former state Rep. Mike Veon's lobby firm closes". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2009.