The next quarterly update required under the Illinois pay-to-play law is due August 14, 2025. As described in earlier mailings, Illinois law requires many companies with aggregate state bids, proposals and contracts totaling...more
The next quarterly update required under the Illinois pay-to-play law is due August 14, 2024. As described in an earlier mailing, Illinois law requires many companies with aggregate state bids, proposals and contracts...more
The next quarterly update required under the Illinois pay-to-play law is due August 14, 2020. As described in earlier mailings, this law requires many companies with aggregate annual state bids, proposals and contracts...more
On June 25, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Jack Abramoff intends to plead guilty to criminal violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), in what is the first known criminal prosecution under...more
7/1/2020
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethics ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbying Disclosure Act ,
Lobbyists ,
Marijuana ,
Political Campaigns ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transparency
With heightened attention to investment and depository rules as well as increased enforcement of federal and state pay-to-play rules, registered investment advisers (RIAs) and broker-dealers should address the unique legal...more
1/23/2019
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Contingency Fees ,
Custody Rule ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Gifts ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Lobbying ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Personal Liability ,
Political Contributions ,
Public Officials ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Registration Requirement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
State Contractors ,
Work Restrictions
Below, please find a discussion of recent developments in New Hampshire
and New York.
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General recently has indicated that, going forward, it will interpret state...more
10/31/2018
/ Campaign Finance Reform ,
Corporate Contributions ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbyists ,
New Legislation ,
PACs ,
Political Contributions ,
Popular ,
Public Employee Retirement Funds ,
Registration Requirement ,
Solicitation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
This mailing summarizes Missouri's new requirements for certain federal PACs and Maine's new requirement that lobbyists attend in-person anti-harassment training....more
On December 16, 2015, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed 2015 Wisconsin Act 117, which became effective January 1, 2016 (the Act). Among other changes, the Act eases the registration requirements for federal political action...more