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Kevin Glandon represents clients in complex, high-stakes litigation, primarily as an advocate for policyholders seeking recovery. He also aids clients in responding to congressional investigations and counsels clients regarding sensitive and nuanced questions of political and election law in civil, criminal, ethics, and internal investigation matters.
Mr. Glandon’s expertise in political and election law includes the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s pay-to-play rules, Senate and House ethics rules, and numerous state and local political and election laws and regulations. Mr. Glandon has defended clients called to appear before House and Senate congressional committees or subject to investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Election Commission, and state and municipal oversight bodies. He also contributes to Covington’s political and election law blog, InsidePoliticalLaw.
Litigation
- Represented the State of Minnesota, including as a member of the trial team, in complex natural resource damages litigation resulting in a $850 million settlement. This is believed to be the largest non-oil-spill natural resource damages recovery ever obtained.
- Represented energy industry client in environmental insurance recovery action resulting in recovery of nearly $20 million for the client.
- Represents major defense contractor in environmental insurance coverage litigation involving multiple manufacturing sites.
Compliance and Defense
- Provides advice regarding congressional investigations.
- Advises a wide range of clients, including individuals (private citizens and Members of Congress), corporations (for profit and non-profit), and other associations, PACs, and Super PACs regarding:
- Compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act ("FARA")
- The Federal Election Campaign Act and Federal Election Commission regulations;
- State and Securities and Exchange Commission pay-to-play restrictions;
- State campaign finance, gift, and lobbying laws; and
- U.S. House and Senate ethics rules.
- Advises investment firms regarding state pension and retirement system investment policies and restrictions.
- Defended client in criminal prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding election law offenses.
Previous Experience
- U.S. Senator Carl Levin - Legislative aide and staff member
- Networks and Technology Section of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division - Summer law intern
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Foreign Commercial Service - Intern
May 12, 2020, Covington Alert
So-called "pay-to-play" rules can be a source of substantial anxiety for companies and investment firms doing business with state or local governments. Due to these pay-to-play rules, the personal political contributions of company executives, directors, employees, and even family members of employees can cause their investment firm employers to lose millions of ...
Covington Assists Veritas Capital with $5 Billion Acquisition of DXC’s Health and Human Services Business
March 10, 2020
WASHINGTON—Covington is assisting Veritas Capital with its acquisition of DXC Technology’s U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business in a deal valued at $5 billion. The transaction is expected to close no later than December 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. DXC Technology’s U.S. State and Local Health and Human ...
June 19, 2019, Covington Alert
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yesterday issued a long-awaited opinion upholding, on the merits, a recent update to the SEC's pay-to-play rule. While the case involved only a narrow piece of the rule, the decision's logic is worded more broadly and could apply to the SEC rule as a whole, making future challenges to the rule much more difficult, ...
Spring 2019, PLI Current: The Journal of PLI Press
January 4, 2019, Inside Political Law
In December, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) fined an investment adviser $100,000 for violating the SEC’s pay-to-play rule. The SEC’s rule effectively prohibits investment adviser executives and other “covered associates” of an investment adviser from making political contributions in excess of de minimis amounts ($350 per election if the ...
First Significant Pay-to-Play Legislation for the District of Columbia Approved by D.C. Council
December 6, 2018, Inside Political Law
On December 4, the D.C. Council unanimously approved the first significant pay-to-play law for Washington, D.C. The restriction would apply to contractors with—or seeking—one or more contracts with an aggregate value of $250,000 or more. The legislation will be considered by the Mayor and would be subject to a 30-day period of congressional review. The...… ...
October 5, 2018, Inside Political Law
On September 18, the Supreme Court left in place the district court decision in CREW v. FEC, a case that dramatically increased the disclosure obligations for nonprofits and other entities that spend money on public communications that encourage people to vote for or against specific candidates. We previously described the anticipated effects of the CREW...… ...
August 9, 2018, Inside Political Law
Companies doing business with state and local governments or operating in regulated industries are subject to a dizzying array of “pay-to-play” rules. These rules effectively prohibit company executives and employees (and in some cases, their family members) from making certain personal political contributions. Even inadvertent violations can be dangerous: a ...
August 6, 2018, Covington Alert
Companies doing business with state and local governments or operating in regulated industries are subject to a dizzying array of “pay-to-play” rules. These rules effectively prohibit company executives and employees (and in some cases, their family members) from making certain personal political contributions. Even inadvertent violations can be dangerous: A ...
March 20, 2018, Inside Political Law
Yesterday, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the DISCLOSE Act, a law that imposes new donor disclosure requirements on politically active nonprofits. Under the new law, a nonprofit entity—including, but not limited to a charity, educational institution, advocacy group or trade association—may be required to register with the state as an ...
July 14, 2017, Inside Political Law
Over the past few years, a few state political party committees have relentlessly sought to block or overturn pay-to-play laws overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit delivered another defeat to an ongoing effort to challenge federal pay-to-play laws. Last year, we noted that the Municipal Securities Rulemaking ...
July 10, 2017, Inside Political Law
Starting this month, nearly all of Kentucky’s campaign contribution limits increase, excepting contributions that remain either unlimited in amount or prohibited. Perhaps the most substantial change is the establishment of building fund accounts for political party executive committees, which may now accept unlimited funds from corporations. Also of note is the ...
March 31, 2016, Inside Political Law
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that it will allow further comment on a pay-to-play rule proposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). As we discussed previously, if the SEC approves FINRA’s pay-to-play rule, it would clarify that investment advisers are allowed to hire third party solicitors if they are subject to ...
March 7, 2016, Inside Political Law
New Jersey is well-known for having strict, comprehensive, and complex pay-to-play laws. Two new changes to an annual pay-to-play filing required of some government contractors will only enhance that reputation. State law requires a company that receives $50,000 annually through government contracts in New Jersey to file a report by March 30 of the ...
February 18, 2016, Inside Political Law
On Wednesday, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) announced that its expanded pay-to-play rules will cover municipal advisors, including third-party solicitors, as of August 17, 2016. As we noted previously and discussed during Covington’s Corporate Political Activity & Government Affairs Compliance Conference earlier this month, the MSRB has been ...
August 15, 2013, The Hill's Congress Blog
Practices
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2010
- magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Charles A. Keigwin Award
- Law Fellow
- Editor in Chief, Annual Survey of White Collar Crime, American Criminal Law Review
Michigan State University, B.A., 2004
- James Madison College, with High Honors
- College of Arts & Letters, with High Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa