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Plan ahead: New Jersey pay-to-play filing due on April 1!

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 24 2013

Business entities that received $50,000 or more in contracts with governments in New Jersey (at all levels of government) in 2012 must file an annual

Airport shuttle company, real estate firms penalized for straw donor schemes in California

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 24 2013

This past November, Go Lorrie, an airport shuttle company in San Francisco, and two of its executives pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in

Pay-to-play spotlight: potential for large penalties demands regular evaluation of pay-to-play compliance programs

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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November 27 2012

Recent enforcement actions in the pay-to-play arena highlight the necessity of a company evaluating its pay-to-play compliance program on a regular basis. Three areas of concern and emphasis in such an evaluation process are discussed briefly below

$7,000 in improper meals and golf outings leads to nearly $1.7 million penalty for energy company

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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September 20 2012

New York has a particularly strict law concerning gifts to members and employees of the New York Public Service Commission (the PSC), which regulates utilities in New York

New regulations and lobbying fines

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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September 20 2012

The New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) recently issued draft regulations concerning lobbying source disclosure and settlements with 11 entities concerning the failure to file lobbying reports

SEC issues risk alert on Rule G-37; provides examples useful to all

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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September 20 2012

On August 31, 2012, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a National Examination Risk Alert with respect to Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Rule G-37

FEC advisory opinion corner

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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July 17 2012

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) recently took action on several advisory opinion requests

"Political intelligence" activities and the STOCK Act

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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February 6 2012

On February 2, 2012, the Senate, by a 96 to 3 vote, passed S. 2038 - The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 - "To prohibit members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes"

Pay-to-play spotlight: Second Circuit upholds NYC's pay-to-play law

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 9 2012

With a concurrence by Judge Calabresi that calls parts of the Supreme Court's recent campaign finance jurisprudence impractical and problematic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld New York City's pay-to-play law against a constitutional challenge

State and local roundup: California amends gift rules; Philadelphia moves forward with lobbying ordinance; and New York's newest regulator is operational

Wiley Rein LLP
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USA
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January 9 2012

Recently, the California Fair Political Practices Commission adopted a series of amendments to its gift regulations

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