Associates, LLC; Sudberry Properties; and Black Mountain Ranch, LLC.

Another veteran lobbyist and lawyer, Lynne Heidel of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, also had plenty of developer business, reflecting the healthy economy: H.G. Fenton, Balboa Realty, OliverMcMillan, Quantum Properties, 301 LLC, Douglas Wilson Companies, Westfield Corporation, SRM Development, Lankford & Associates, the Robert Green Company, and 5th and Thorn, LLC. Between those assignments, she also represented the San Diego Surf Cup, a "soccer tournament organizer," regarding "land use issues related to use of Polo Fields in San Dieguito River Valley."Jaguar, Land Rover’s sister company, has retained top spot for the second year in succession, having ousted Lexus which had reigned supreme for the previous 11 years.

The recovery of the prestige British brand has also been dramatic. In 2004 the luxury car maker came 13th in the survey, two places behind more modest manufacturers such as Skoda, Daihatsu and Proton.

Much of the credit for the resurgence of the British car industry should go to the Japanese who set up plants across England, said Garel Rhys, emeritus professor of motor economics at Cardiff Business School.

“Their quality has been superb,” he said. “This has been taken up by the traditional car makers who have benefited from what has been going on. These are mass-market cars which are now built to