Who can run for which office? How are such campaigns funded, or supported from afar? And what rules govern the influence of such people once elected?
A political law practice involves all three related questions, and more. Federal, state, and local law frequently seek to regulate all three, and often with good motive. My responsibility as an attorney is to help my clients answer these questions honorably and aggressively to empower them to have the impact and results they desire, including the following areas of practice:
• Federal, state, and local campaign finance law. This includes both the representation of candidates and political entities as well as corporate and labor organizations which seek to influence the political process, and the creation and governance of new entities which seek to impact the political process.
• Counseling corporations and nonprofit entities in the construction and implementation of internal compliance protocols and training programs to ensure compliance with campaign finance, lobbying, and other applicable laws
• Pay-to-play laws.
• Federal, state, and local law regulating lobbying and gift activity
• Ballot access litigation
• Representing clients who appear before legislative and administrative bodies, including the Federal Election Commission.
• Compliance with ethics laws
• Election Day activities, including emergency litigation to protect candidate and voter rights.
• Navigating the laws surrounding online political activity.