Public Policy and Law: US Political Law
Government relations efforts that are well designed and executed can be easily derailed by compliance pitfalls. A single misstep can violate laws and damage a company’s reputation. Our Public Policy and Law practice helps clients mitigate these risks by designing and implementing government relations compliance strategies that are effective, legal, and ethical.
For decades, we have provided guidance to clients on campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, pay-to-play laws, foreign agents registration, gift rules, and many other political ethics and election law matters. We work to ensure our US clients’ political activities, legislative outreach, interactions with government officials, and advocacy complies with the federal, state, and local laws governing those activities.
We deliver timely and strategic service to clients of all sizes and in many types of organizations, including corporate and nonconnected PACs, super PACs, major corporations, nonprofit organizations, trade associations, private donors, and individuals working in the political industry. Among the services we provide include:
- Compliance with federal, state, and local laws regarding campaign finance and elections
- Corporate audits and political law compliance systems and training, including helping to update corporate policies and procedures
- Corporate PAC formation and operations
- Federal Election Commission (FEC) advisory opinions
- FEC enforcement matters
- Foreign Agents Registration Act registration and reporting
- Gift rule compliance with rules and interpretations of the Federal Executive Branch, US House of Representatives, US Senate, and states and localities
- Government investigations related to campaign finance and government contracting matters, including grand jury proceedings, civil and criminal proceedings, and criminal trials
- Lobbying Disclosure Act registration and reporting
- Pay-to-play compliance for federal, state, and local government contractors
- State and local lobbying registration and reporting
