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Practice Leader: Scott E. Thomas

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Dickstein Shapiro LLP’s Political Law Practice is committed to keeping clients in compliance with current lobbying, campaign finance, and ethics rules. With the increased focus on enforcing these requirements, clients can receive guidance that will assure their interaction with government officials is handled properly. Statutes, regulations, and advisory opinions are constantly changing in these areas, and the firm keeps clients abreast of recent developments and likely revisions to ensure adoption of proper practices and minimize potential liabilities. Our political law attorneys provide targeted, informed guidance on state or local laws in addition to federal regulations. The Political Law Practice can also assist clients already involved in some capacity in government trials or investigations or in the event that the need for such representation should arise. Clients may request compliance reviews and/or ongoing consultations to identify areas of needed improvement and best practices when lobbying, interacting with government officials, and participating in political opportunities.

Examples of available services include:

• Advice and assistance with lobbying disclosure laws, both federal and state;
• Explanation of gift, travel, and other ethics laws affecting contact with government officials;
• Facilitation of the registration and reporting of PACs, including compliance with FECA, IRS, and nonfederal requirements;
• Legal advice to donors regarding contribution limits and independent expenditure and electioneering communication rules;
• Guidance for businesses, trade associations, and labor organizations regarding use of organization resources to conduct candidate fundraising;
• Advice with respect to testifying before Congress or federal agencies or in responding to inquiries or subpoenas from government entities;
• Representation of those who become the subject of governmental inquiry in navigating the investigations process, including explanation of the conduct of internal executive branch and congressional ethics investigations;
• Assistance with organizational and tax considerations for 527 organizations and 501(c) groups; and
• Ethics rules governing the recruiting of federal government employees and their post-employment work.