On August 6, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for president and announced Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. This marked the end of the primary election period for the Harris/Walz...more
8/9/2024
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Political Contributions ,
Presidential Elections ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Vice President Kamala Harris announced today that she has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate in her bid for president. Contributions to the Harris/Walz campaign are now subject to the...more
8/7/2024
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CFTC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Kamala Harris ,
MSRB ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Contributions ,
Presidential Elections ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On July 21, 2024, President Joseph Biden announced that he was ending his bid for reelection and instead endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president. A presumptive nominee withdrawing so close to the party convention...more
7/29/2024
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Campaign Funds ,
CFTC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Kamala Harris ,
Legislative Agendas ,
MSRB ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Political Campaigns ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) censured and imposed a $60,000 civil penalty on Wayzata Investment Partners LLC (Wayzata) for violating SEC Rule 206(4)-5 (the Pay-to-Play Rule). Under the...more
4/29/2024
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compensation ,
Fund Managers ,
Government Entities ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
New Rules ,
PACs ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Political Campaigns ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
State and Local Government
On July 1, 2024, registration thresholds under the city of Chicago’s lobbying law take effect. Under the law, individuals will need to register for city lobbying communications if they:
- are compensated or spend $1,250...more
The following summarizes periodic pay-to-play reporting requirements under laws in Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Rhode Island. Certain companies must file reports regarding their business...more
The 2024 presidential nominating conventions are only a few months away and both host cities — Milwaukee, where Republicans will gather in July, and Chicago, which welcomes Democrats in August — are hoping for returns to...more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork on May 24, 2023, to run for president in the 2024 election. In light of his announcement, it is important to keep in mind that contributions made to or solicited on behalf of Gov....more
In this client alert, we summarize recent political law developments in California.
FPPC Votes To Issue Commission Opinion on New Pay-to-Play Bill -
At a meeting on November 17, 2022, the California Fair Political...more
Maryland Pay-to-Play Amendments - Maryland Senate Bill 15 has expanded reporting requirements in the state, requiring organizations that spend at least $500 in lobbyist compensation to file a semiannual report disclosing...more
In the latest installment of the Informed Board podcast, Skadden partner Ann Beth Stebbins leads a discussion about political and social issues in the workplace, responding to evolving employee expectations and the increased...more
The following summarizes the periodic reporting requirements under Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Rhode Island laws for certain corporate entities to file reports regarding their business...more
On June 25, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Jack Abramoff intends to plead guilty to criminal violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), in what is the first known criminal prosecution under...more
7/1/2020
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Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethics ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbying Disclosure Act ,
Lobbyists ,
Marijuana ,
Political Campaigns ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transparency
The following describes periodic pay-to-play reporting requirements under Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island laws. Certain corporate entities must file reports regarding their business relationships...more
2/12/2020
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Campaign Finance Reform ,
Corporate Entities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Requirements ,
PACs ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Contributions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
Now that the calendar has flipped to 2020, planning and fundraising efforts are intensifying in advance of this summer’s national party conventions. ...more
On Wednesday, August 24, 2016, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law an ethics package (the Bill) including campaign finance, lobbying and disclosure amendments. Below, we briefly summarize key provisions that (i) expand...more
Significant changes to Oklahoma's campaign finance, lobbying and gift laws and rules recently went into effect. Below, please find a summary of these changes....more
On November 4, 2014, Arkansas voters passed a constitutional amendment extending term limits for state legislators and tightening ethics laws. The amendment prohibits candidates from accepting corporate contributions,...more
On August 1, 2014, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed House Bill No. 4366 amending the state's campaign finance laws. The amendments, among other things, increase the contribution limit for individual contributors to...more