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Client disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2016 - 06/30/2016
Authorizing Officer name Jason D Kaune
Title Designated Agent for Filer
Business name Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Address C/O 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste. 250  
City, state, zip code San Rafael, CA 94901         
Country US
Business interest Pharmaceutical Industry
 
Compensation/Salaries Paid
Lobbyist or Entity nameSalaries
McDermott, Quilty & Miller, LLP $26,500.00
Judith A Butler $14,583.00
Total salaries paid $41,083.00
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Advertising expenses $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Photocopies, scans $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Computer equipment, supplies $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS ($3,000.00); MASSACHUSETTS BIOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL ($29,300.00); GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ($7,500.00) Professional dues $39,800.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Fax charges $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. Internet fees $70.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Legal fees $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. ($26.28); U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ($18.71) Postage, shipping, delivery $44.99
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 STAPLES INC. Office supplies, equipment $84.97
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Printing expenses $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Public relations expenses $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Rent $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Office and support staff salaries $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 THE BOSTON GLOBE (NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY) Professional subscriptions $110.88
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Taxes $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. Telephone, cell phone, handheld $110.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Utilities (heat, water, electricity) $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 PREPARATION FOR MEETING WITH JILL CLARK, DIRECTOR OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM ($1,000.00); PREPARATION FOR MEETING WITH PAUL JEFFREY, DIRECTOR OF MASSHEALTH PHARMACY ($400.00); PREPARATION FOR MEETING WITH DONALD ROGERS, STATE OFFICE OF PHARMACY SERVICES CHIEF OF PHARMACY ($1,300.00) Other operating expenses $2,700.00
  Total operating expenses $42,920.84
 
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
DateLobbyist nameEvent typeEvent locationNames and addresses of all event participantsAmount
02/10/2016  Travel AIRFARE FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; START DATE 02/10/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH, TX 76155; END DATE 02/11/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH TX 76155 TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $271.56
02/10/2016  Meal AUBON PAIN, 8500 ESSINGTON AVENUE, SPACE C-16, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153 TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $12.81
02/10/2016  Travel AIRFARE FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; START DATE 02/10/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH, TX 76155; END DATE 02/11/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH TX 76155 ANDY TEDESCHI, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $648.99
02/10/2016  Travel AIRFARE FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; START DATE 02/10/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH, TX 76155; END DATE 02/11/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH TX 76155 PAUL CARPENTER, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $1,083.79
02/10/2016  Travel UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC., 1455 MARKET STREET #400, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 ANDY TEDESCHI, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $17.10
02/10/2016  Travel NATIONAL CAR RENTAL; START DATE 02/10/2016, END DATE 02/11/2016, 600 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63105 JAMES ALTOMARE, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $148.45
02/11/2016  Meal LEGAL SEA FOODS, 1 HARBORSIDE DRIVE, BOSTON, MA 02128 TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $10.06
02/11/2016  Meal DUNKIN' DONUTS, 100 TERMINAL ROAD, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128 ANDY TEDESCHI, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $6.51
02/11/2016  Meal AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH, TX 76155 ANDY TEDESCHI, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $8.79
02/11/2016  Meal HOME TEAM SPORTS BAR AND GRILL, 381 WEST DEKALB PIKE, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 ANDY TEDESCHI, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $44.54
02/11/2016  Meal DUNKIN' DONUTS, 100 TERMINAL ROAD, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128 PAUL CARPENTER, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $13.15
02/11/2016  Travel AIRFARE FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; START DATE 02/10/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH, TX 76155; END DATE 02/11/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH TX 76155 JAMES ALTOMARE, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $998.95
02/11/2016  Travel THE PARKING SPOT, 7780 ESSINGTON AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153 JAMES ALTOMARE, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $100.00
02/11/2016  Meal DUNKIN' DONUTS, 100 TERMINAL ROAD, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128 JAMES ALTOMARE, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $8.16
02/11/2016  Travel VERIFONE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 700 PACKER AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19148 ANDY TEDESCHI, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $34.56
03/02/2016  Meal AUBON PAIN, 8500 ESSINGTON AVENUE, SPACE C-16, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153 TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $5.97
03/02/2016  Travel AIRFARE FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; START DATE 03/02/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH, TX 76155; END DATE 03/03/2016, VIA AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 4333 AMON CARTER BOULEVARD, FORT WORTH TX 76155 TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $418.20
03/03/2016  Meal CONNOLLY'S PUBLIK HOUSE, 1 HOTEL DRIVE, BOSTON, MA 02128 TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $68.85
03/03/2016  Travel THE PARKING SPOT, 7780 ESSINGTON AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153 TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $40.00
04/11/2016  Meal HOTEL COMMONWEALTH, 500 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BOSTON, MA 02215 JANICE ROBINSON, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $26.42
04/12/2016  Meal THE OCEANNAIRE SEAFOOD ROOM, 40 COURT STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108 JUDITH BUTLER, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $32.82
04/12/2016  Travel BOSTON COMMONS PARKING, 0 CHARLES STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116 JUDITH BUTLER, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $28.00
04/12/2016  Travel BOSTON COMMONS PARKING, 0 CHARLES STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116 JANICE ROBINSON, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $53.00
04/12/2016  Travel METRO CAB ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED, 120 BRAINTREE STREET, ALLSTON, MA 02134 JANICE ROBINSON, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) $34.50
    Total amount $4,115.18
 
Additional Expenses
Date fromDate toLobbyist nameRecipient nameExpenseAmount
02/10/2016 02/10/2016   DOUBLETREE BY HILTON, 4509 ISLAND AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153; TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) HOTEL LODGING: START DATE: 02/10/16; END DATE: 02/11/16 $158.24
02/10/2016 02/10/2016   HILTON BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT, ONE HOTEL DRIVE, BOSTON, MA 02128; PAUL CARPENTER, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) HOTEL LODGING: START DATE: 02/10/16; END DATE: 02/11/16 $170.21
03/02/2016 03/02/2016   HILTON BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT, ONE HOTEL DRIVE, BOSTON, MA 02128; TERRY DEVENZIO, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) HOTEL LODGING: START DATE: 03/02/16; END DATE: 03/03/16 $210.50
04/11/2016 04/11/2016   HOTEL COMMONWEALTH, 500 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02215; JANICE ROBINSON, MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. EMPLOYEE (351 NORTH SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, NORTH WHALES, PA 19454) HOTEL LODGING: START DATE: 04/11/16; END DATE: 04/12/16 $227.00
    Total amount $765.95
 
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