Veon, Kopp and Associates

Veon, Kopp and Associates, LLC
Type Limited Liability Company
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/

Veon, Kopp and Associates was a prominent lobbying firm in Pennsylvania. During its entire existence, the firm was embrioled in controversy and eventually was closed after Veon was indicted with criminal charges.

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Veon, Kopp and Associates, LLC" (Database). Business Entity Filing History. Pennsylvania Department of State. https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?2549656. Retrieved 2009-10-22. 
  2. ^ Barnes, Tom (September 17, 2007). "Veon spins election's short straw into lobbying gold". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07260/818265-85.stm. 
  3. ^ Bumsted, Brad (August 2, 2007). "Veon moves out of district to new digs in Harrisburg". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/rss/s_520222.html. 
  4. ^ a b Lieberman, Brett (September 04, 2007). "Did Veon, Kopp cross the line?". The Patriot-News. http://blog.pennlive.com/pennsyltucky/2007/09/did_veon_kopp_cross_the_line.html. 
  5. ^ Erdley, Debra (April 17, 2008). "Former state Rep. Mike Veon's lobby firm closes". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_562794.html.