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Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act Overview

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The federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) requires entities that employ one or more in-house lobbyists to register with Congress. Both the employer and the in-house lobbyist are then responsible for filing periodic disclosure...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Seeking Transparency: New Compliance Requirements for Lobbyists

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Canada's new Lobbyists' Code of Conduct (the Code) came into effect on July 1, 2023. The Code operates alongside the other ethical regimes for federal officials, and seeks to "foster transparent and ethical lobbying of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Department of Justice Announces First Known Criminal Prosecution Under the Lobbying Disclosure Act

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

Genova Burns LLC

Ethics Reform is Coming to Trenton: Is Your Company Ready?

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It has been a little over a month since Governor Murphy delivered his State of the State address in Trenton. In that speech, the Governor promised to deliver sweeping ethics reform to Trenton. ...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Quebec’s Lobbyists Commissioner Calls for Complete Overhaul of Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act

In a report entitled Simplicité, Clarté, Pertinence, Efficacité – Réforme de l’encadrement du lobbyisme (Report), Quebec’s Lobbyists Commissioner (Commissioner) turned the spotlight on the legal framework applicable to...more

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