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Executive Fundraising for Federal Candidates
July 7, 2016, Covington Alert
As the amount of money raised in federal elections surges and changes to fundraising rules increasingly favor large individual donors, there is rising pressure on—as well as opportunities for—senior executives to help raise funds for federal candidates. However, this is an area of law rich in counterintuitive rules. Familiarity with those rules can help avoid making mistakes that could have legal and reputational consequences.
August 26, 2016, Bloomberg
Rob Kelner is quoted in a Bloomberg article regarding a loophole in the laws governing political spending limits, allowing the Democratic party to collect millions of dollars more in donations from Hillary Clinton’s wealthiest donors. According to Kelner, “I’m not aware of any case law or regulations that would prohibit a state party from transferring to a ...
August 23, 2016, WNYC
Rob Kelner appeared on "The Takeaway" discussing the legal and ethical issues that may arise from Donald Trump’s plan to have his children run his operations, if elected, which could be seen as a conflict of interest. “The whole concept of the blind trust really doesn’t work for Donald Trump even if he has his family take over his operations. He’s still, of ...
April 4, 2016, The Wall Street Journal
Zack Parks is quoted in this Wall Street Journal article regarding political spending and disclosure. According to Parks, "Companies need to think strategically about these issues.” He adds, “Companies that ignore disclosure initiatives have been the target of shareholder resolutions, bad press and lawsuits. But kitchen-sink disclosure isn't risk free.”