Richard Craver

Retired U.S. Senator Richard Burr has hit the ground sprinting with his career as a lobbyist since a two-year congressional waiting/"cooling off" period expired in March.

According to OpenSecrets.org , Burr's 14 clients so far with global law firm DLA Piper include the Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke University, Duke University Health System, Novartis AG, UNC Chapel Hill and his alma mater Wake Forest University.

The lobbying efforts for the universities are focused on federal research funding and the endowment tax.

Burr's highest-profile effort so far involves serving as chairman of Coalition for Smarter Regulation of Nicotine , an 11-member group led by Altria Group Inc., Reynolds American Inc., Japan Tobacco International Liggett and the National Association of Co

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