With Election Day fast approaching, corporations face increasing pressure from both internal and external forces to make legal decisions about political activities. This can be a fraught area of law, with little understood, highly technical regulatory issues that vary significantly across jurisdictions. Corporate counsel should be mindful of common—and sometimes complicated—political law traps. In this alert, we provide a high-level primer on key issues for corporations to monitor, and best practices for corporations to pursue, in an election year.
