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With a new year comes new legislative sessions. Between back-to-back meetings in state capitols and a steady stream of fundraisers to attend as primary season grows closer, government affairs professionals have a lot on their...more
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Connecticut: Connecticut’s State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) is weighing its first interpretation of a 2024 law banning foreign nationals from making political...more
In recent weeks, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., announced her campaign for governor of New York and Congressman Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announced for governor of California, joining several federal officials already...more
On November 10, 2025, the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) is expected to launch an updated version of its Business Contribution Disclosure System, where persons doing public business in Maryland (pay-to-play filers)...more
As the end of the year approaches, businesses with government contracts should review political contribution reporting obligations under state and local pay-to-play laws. Contribution disclosures for government contractors...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Poland? the Act of 6 June 1997 – Criminal Code (as amended); - the Act of 6 June 1997 – Code of Criminal Procedure (as amended)...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Ukraine? Ukrainian legislation governing bribery is complex and intricate, since anti-corruption rules are spread across several statutes. The Law of Ukraine On Prevention...more
On Nov. 4, 2025, Virginia will hold general elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and all 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates. Virginia currently has a Republican governor, lieutenant governor...more
The alliance between President Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza (LLA) and former President Mauricio Macri obtained 41 percent of the vote in Argentina’s midterm election on Sunday, October 26. Kirchnerismo/left-wing Peronism...more
Federal political action committees (PACs) must review whether they have accepted contributions from green card holders before making contributions in Ohio following a recent federal court decision. Last year, Ohio enacted a...more
Almost all political committees participating in the general election in New Jersey are required to report contributions and expenditures promptly, beginning 13 days before the election, to the Election Law Enforcement...more
On October 15, 2025, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Trump administration plans to install administration-friendly officials in the IRS Criminal Investigative Division (IRS CI) to investigate left-leaning...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance California: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1167, a bill prohibiting California utilities from charging customers for lobbying and...more
Recently, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Ohio law that bans political contributions made by lawful permanent residents. The court found that Ohio’s interest in safeguarding its elections from foreign...more
Ohio’s ban on political spending from lawful permanent residents remains in force following a September 16 ruling by a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The decision dissolved an earlier injunction...more
Despite a downward trend in the overall number of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) shareholder proposals, support for shareholder proposals demanding increased political accountability and transparency surged in...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, government affairs professionals, policy advocates, and legal practitioners seeking to navigate the ins and outs of congressional oversight, this inaugural edition of MoFo’s “Congressional...more
Trump's threat to deploy troops to Chicago draws criticism from city and state officials - “Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who plans to hold a news conference Monday afternoon about Trump’s threats, blasted the president’s...more
Mamdani Leads Mayoral Fundraising, Outpacing Rivals - Fueled by more than 8,000 individual contributions, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani raised just over $1 million between July 12 and August 18, surpassing former...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance New York: Brooklyn construction executive Erden Arkan was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay $27,500 in fines and...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Arizona: A Democrat student PAC has filed a complaint alleging Turning Point Action and Turning Point PAC violated Arizona’s...more
Supreme Court Preview: NRSC v. FEC - On June 30, 2025, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear what may be the most significant campaign finance case since Citizens United freed corporate entities to spend...more
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance Maine: A federal judge struck down Maine’s 2024 voter-approved law capping contributions to super PACs at $5,000 and requiring disclosure of all donors contributing to independent...more
In recent decades, states and localities have implemented increasingly complex lobbying laws that sometimes require groups to disclose their donors or members when registering to lobby. Unfortunately, while focusing their...more