The New York State Supreme Court has held the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “commission”) is unconstitutional in violation of the separation of powers. The ruling comes in Cuomo v. New...more
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Beginning in 2023, the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (“CELG”), formerly known as the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (commonly referred to as “JCOPE”), will mandate a new ethics training...more
Effective July 8, 2022, New York’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (commonly referred to as “JCOPE”) will transition to the new Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. The transition is pursuant to the Ethics...more
If you interact with government officials in New York on a federal, state, or municipal level, you may be considered a “lobbyist.” Even if your title or primary job description does not include the words “lobbying,”...more
Can businesses provide charitable donations to government agencies in support of COVID-19 emergency relief?
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many corporations, businesses, industry groups and not-for-profit...more
At the April 24, 2018 meeting of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”) -- the regulator of state and local lobbying activities in the State of New York -- the agency unanimously adopted the state’s first-ever...more