Event Detail
Larry Norton to Participate in ACI’s Forum on Corporate Lobbying & Political Activities
April 28, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Womble Carlyle attorney Larry Norton will co-chair and speak at the American Conference Institute’s National Advanced Forum on Corporate Lobbying & Political Activities.
The event takes place April 28-30 at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington, D.C. Topics to be addressed at the forum include:
- Examples of business contact your company has engaged in that now may fall under the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA)
- Guidelines for employees – so they don’t unwittingly violate pay-to-play rules
- PACs now: what you need to know about permissible corporate support, and soliciting limitations
- Effect of recent court decisions, including the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United
- Understanding FECA soft money rules to avoid problems
- Self-reporting of campaign finance violations: trends and developments
- Developing an oversight program regarding employees’ political activity
The National Journal and National Journal’s Under the Influence are partnering with the American Conference Institute in presenting this event.
About the speaker:
Larry Norton heads Womble Carlyle's Political Law Practice. He represents corporations, trade associations, non-profit organizations, and others in connection with campaign finance, lobbying, and gift laws. Before joining Womble Carlyle, Norton served as General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission from 2001-2007. He co-authors a blog on political law issues called Political GPS. Norton filed a brief in the Supreme Court in support of the winning party in the Citizens United case.