Today, in McCutcheon v. FEC, the Supreme Court struck down the complex array of overall limits on federal political contributions that have been in force since 1974. Covington issued a detailed advisory analyzing the opinion and its consequences. We refer our blog readers to that advisory for the details.
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UK Adopts Mandatory Lobbyist Registry
By Robert Kelner on
Posted in Lobbying Compliance
On January 30, 2014, the UK Parliament adopted the “Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.” Covington today issued a client advisory explaining the new law, which imposes mandatory registration and disclosure requirements on certain organizations that lobby in the UK. Significantly, however, unlike in the…
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Covington Issues Client Advisory Regarding STOCK Act and Political Intelligence Gathering
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Posted in Enforcement
Covington’s cross-disciplinary team of political lawyers and securities lawyers that has been advising clients on STOCK Act compliance and enforcement issues for more than a year today issued a new client advisory, which is available here. The advisory outlines examples of steps that companies can take to address STOCK…
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