Category: Politic

In addition, we’ve intensive knowledge of state laws that regulate political activity of contractors or require them to register as lobbyists. We regularly advise on compliance with placement agent bans in addition to contingency fee bans. Skadden offers a variety of political law advice, with specific emphasis on campaign finance, pay-to-play, ethics, lobbying and conflicts of curiosity in reference to federal, state and local legal guidelines.

Avoiding State and Local Lobbying Compliance Violations

Caplin & Drysdale’s Political Law Group has an established follow representing individuals, lobbyists, consulting companies, advocacy groups, public affairs firms, political consultancies, and think tanks in addressing their FARA compliance obligations. In current years, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics, House Committee on Ethics, Office of Congressional Ethics (“OCE”), and state regulators have introduced a substantial number of felony and civil political-regulation circumstances and investigations in opposition to government officers, companies, nonprofit advocacy groups, and their officers.

Our Political Law attorneys have decades of real-world experience that they’ll share with you thru two central matters of political law — campaign finance/election regulation and lobbying/ethics regulation and regulation. If you’re a nonprofit group, we can advise your group on potential tax and other authorized necessities and implications for political and lobbying actions. With a deep understanding of federal, state and native election and political intricacies, we offer counsel to candidates, campaigns, and committees, in all elements of elections activity, from the preliminary steps of making committees and complying … Read More