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30 Oct 2015, 6:47 am by Jim Sedor
Leaders into Fund-Raising ToolNew York Times – Eric Lipton and Jennifer Steinhauer | Published: 10/23/2015 Petitions to oust Republican leaders in Congress that started surfacing online over a year ago did not come from Democrats. [read post]
27 Oct 2015, 6:23 am by Jim Sedor
Rebel PACs Hit Republicans, and It Pays” by Eric Lipton and Jennifer Steinhauer for New York Times Ethics “DOJ: No criminal charges in IRS Tea Party probe” by Kevin Johnson and Gregory Korte for USA Today Colorado: “New Working Group Could Slow Denver Ethics Code Changes” by Jon Murray for Denver Post North Carolina: “NC Ethics Panel Gets Extra Funding to Chip at Backlog” by Gary Robertson (Associated Press) for Ashville Citizen-Times… [read post]
23 Oct 2015, 9:19 am
Eric Lipton and Jennifer Steinhauer write in the NYT about petitions like "Boot Boehner,” “Dump McConnell,” “Drop a Truth-Bomb on Kevin McCarthy,” and “Fire Paul Ryan” that come from "conservative websites and bloggers who have helped stoke a grass-roots rebellion to make Congress more conservative" and who use the petitions to raise money for their own on-going effort. [read post]
18 Sep 2015, 7:30 am by Jim Sedor
Government ContractorNew York Times – Eric Lipton | Published: 9/14/2015 While earning more than $100,000 a year serving as executive director of the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, Jeffrey Farrow has simultaneously helped collect as much as $750,000 a year in lobbying fees, representing clients that include the governments of Puerto Rico and the Republic of Palau. [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 9:33 am by Jim Sedor
Government Contractor” by Eric Lipton for New York Times California: “Number of California Lobbyists Grows over Past Decade” by Jim Miller for Sacramento Bee Florida: “Lobbyist Miscues Laid Out in Legislative Report” by Brandon Larrabee (News Service of Florida) for Sarasota Herald-Tribune Missouri: “Man Fined for Not Registering as Lobbyist” by Summer Ballentine (Associated Press) for Waynesville Daily Guide Ethics Alabama: “Mike… [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 3:14 am by Broc Romanek
Tune in tomorrow for the webcast – “Evolution of M&A Executive Pay Arrangements” – to hear Morgan Lewis’ Jeanie Cogill, Sullivan & Cromwell’s Matt Friestedt, Cravath’s Eric Hilfers and Wachtell Lipton’s Andrea Wahlquist cover the latest about executive compensation arrangements in deals. [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 2:09 am by Broc Romanek
Yates Memo: D&O Insurance Considerations Following up on my blog yesterday about the DOJ’s Yates memo, here’s a Mintz Levin blog about questions you should be asking now concerning your D&O insurance… Tomorrow’s Webcast: “Evolution of M&A Executive Pay Arrangements” Tune in tomorrow for the DealLawyers.com webcast – “Evolution of M&A Executive Pay Arrangements” – to hear Morgan Lewis’ Jeanie Cogill, Sullivan &… [read post]
11 Sep 2015, 6:16 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying War, Emails ShowNew York Times – Eric Lipton | Published: 9/5/2015 Monsanto executives were worried about attacks on the safety of their genetically modified seeds. [read post]
10 Sep 2015, 7:28 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying War, Emails Show” by Eric Lipton for New York Times “Akin Gump, Nation’s Largest Lobbying Firm, to Launch New Cuba Practice” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post “Data Scientists Create a Tool That Tracks the Influence of Lobbying Groups on Legislation” by Karis Hustad for Chicago Inno Hawaii: “Lawsuit Exposes Blind Spot in Hawaii Lobbyist Law” by Ian Lind for Honolulu Civil Beat Campaign Finance “Why Rich Political… [read post]
9 Jun 2015, 6:11 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying California: “Businesses with Stake in California Politics Utilize Capitol Grounds” by Jeremy White for Sacramento Bee Campaign Finance “Two FEC Officials Implore Agency to Curb 2016 Election Abuse” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today “Why So Many Women Are Raising Money for Hillary Clinton” by Matea Gold for Washington Post Delaware: “Bill Would Increase Campaign Donation Limits” by Jonathan Starkey for Wilmington News Journal Massachusetts:… [read post]
7 Jun 2015, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
New London, with Ilya Somin, author of new book The Grasping Hand [register or watch online, David Lat interview and more on Somin’s book here, here (with link to full post series at end)] EPA spent tax money on social media campaign to generate public comments supporting its planned regs [Eric Lipton and Coral Davenport/New York Times (“The Obama administration is the first to give the E.P.A. a mandate to create broad public outreach campaigns, using the tactics… [read post]
22 May 2015, 6:14 am by Jim Sedor
’s Voice in ‘Public Comments’New York Times – Eric Lipton and Coral Davenport | Published: 5/18/2015 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy told a Senate committee in March that the agency had received more than one million comments about its proposed rule intended to protect the nation’s drinking water, and nearly 90 percent favored the agency’s plan. [read post]
20 May 2015, 6:09 am by Jim Sedor
’s Voice in ‘Public Comments’” by Eric Lipton and Coral Davenport for New York Times Louisiana: “Lobbyists Pay for Louisiana Officials’ Trip, Recipients Don’t Disclose It” by Lee Zurik (WVUE) and Ben Myers for New Orleans Times-Picayune Maryland: “Maryland Changes Rules Again on Political Contribution Disclosure by Government Contractors; Lobbyist-Employers Also Affected” by Lawrence Norton, Ronald Jacobs, and Julie… [read post]
20 Apr 2015, 3:49 pm by Parker Higgins
Reporter Eric Lipton and the New York Times should be applauded for digging into one of these anti-transparent campaigns, and for revealing an area where moneyed interests exert an undue influence on the American justice system. [read post]
20 Apr 2015, 3:49 pm by Parker Higgins
Reporter Eric Lipton and the New York Times should be applauded for digging into one of these anti-transparent campaigns, and for revealing an area where moneyed interests exert an undue influence on the American justice system. [read post]
10 Apr 2015, 7:33 am by Jim Sedor
Federal: Comcast Recruits Its Beneficiaries to Lobby for Time Warner DealNew York Times – Eric Lipton | Published: 4/5/2015 Comcast, the media conglomerate long known for its aggressive lobbying operation, has enlisted a vast network of allies to press federal regulators to approve its proposed $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable. [read post]
8 Apr 2015, 6:42 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying “Comcast Recruits Its Beneficiaries to Lobby for Time Warner Deal” by Eric Lipton for New York Times Florida: “Senate Push to Expand Lobbyist Registration to Special Districts like Broward Health” by Dan Christensen for FloridaBulldog.org Florida: “Citizen Lobbyists Endure Bureaucracy at Florida’s Capitol as They Promote Their Causes” by Steve Bousquet (Tampa Bay Times) for Miami Herald Oklahoma: “Stillwater Councilors Say… [read post]
6 Apr 2015, 7:02 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying “Trucking and Rail Industries Turn State Troopers into Unwitting Lobbyists” by Eric Lipton for New York Times Florida: “In Sunshine State, Big Energy Blocks Solar Power” by Eric Barton for Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Missouri: “Missouri House Passes Lobbyist Gift Cap, Cooling Off Period” by Jason Hancock for Kansas City Star New York “Cuomo Expands Lobbying Oversight to Localities” by Jimmy Vielkind… [read post]
2 Jan 2015, 8:30 am by Jim Sedor
National: A Bipartisan Push to Limit Lobbyists’ Sway over Attorneys GeneralNew York Times – Eric Lipton | Published: 12/26/2014 A series of articles in The New York Times examined how lawyers and lobbyists – from major corporations, energy companies, and even plaintiffs’ law firms – have increasingly tried to influence state attorneys general. [read post]