Gordon Hunter Bates is named as a lobbyist on federal disclosure filings for 29 clients through Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. The most recent filing naming them posted in October 2026. Issues reported include Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Defense and Energy/Nuclear.
Filers must list covered executive or legislative branch positions held. As filed:
| Client | Registrant | Latest | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Defense |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Budget/Appropriations, Education, Health Issues |
| U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Torts, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice |
| PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Budget/Appropriations, Computer Industry, Defense |
| NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Animals, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code |
| GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT, LLC | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Energy/Nuclear |
| FLETCHER GROUP, INC. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Health Issues |
| BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Veterans |
| ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Automotive Industry, Manufacturing |
| BAMBOO HEALTH | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues |
| CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Manufacturing |
| MAIN STREET ENERGY ALLIANCE | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2026 | Taxation/Internal Revenue Code |
| TIKTOK, INC. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q2 2026 | Trade (domestic/foreign) |
| HOLLY HILL CHILDRENS HOME INC. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q2 2026 | Health Issues |
| ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q2 2026 | Tobacco, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues |
| LYFT, INC. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2026 | Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Veterans, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace |
| DOORDASH | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2026 | Agriculture, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) |
| UOFL HEALTH, INC. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2026 | Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues |
| SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2026 | Sports/Athletics |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2026 | Small Business, Health Issues |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND (FKA HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q4 2025 | Animals |
| FUTURE STANDARD (FKA FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION) | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q4 2025 | Taxation/Internal Revenue Code |
| THE SPEED ART MUSEUM | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q3 2025 | Budget/Appropriations |
| NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q2 2025 | Trade (domestic/foreign) |
| AMGEN USA, INC. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q2 2025 | Health Issues |
| OPENAI OPCO, LLC | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2025 | Computer Industry |
| NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE ASSOCIATION | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2025 | Consumer Issues/Safety/Products |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. (FKA AT&T) | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2025 | Telecommunications, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV |
| ADOBE, INC. | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | Q1 2025 | Government Issues |
| Year | Clients | Registrants |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 24 | 1 |
| Year | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | $50K |
Pay is not disclosed for individual lobbyists. Filings do not confirm that records with the same name are one person, so this page may combine people who share the name Gordon Hunter Bates. See the Capitol Clarity rankings and method.