Event Detail
Womble Carlyle Attorneys Will Present on Corporate Political Activity at Atlanta Event
June 8, 2010
ATLANTA—On Tuesday, June 8th, Womble Carlyle attorneys Larry Norton and Jim Kahl will speak to the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel on “Corporate Political Activity this Election Year.”
The event will be held at Maggiano’s Cumberland Mall in Smyrna, just outside of Atlanta.
In the current environment, corporations have tremendous opportunities for political activity—but they also face great risks from noncompliance.
This program familiarizes business leaders with the Citizens United case and other developments in the regulation of political activity and lobbying. Norton and Kahl will address the elusive line between corporate and volunteer campaign activity, and why the distinction is so important. They will also discuss how companies and their executives can protect themselves from potential fines and criminal penalties, preserve their ability to compete for government contracts, and avoid the harm to business reputation that can occur from missteps in this area.
About the speakers:
Larry Norton and Jim Kahl head Womble Carlyle's Political Law Practice. They represent corporations, trade associations, non-profit organizations, and others in connection with campaign finance, lobbying, and gift laws. Before joining Womble Carlyle, Norton and Kahl served as General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, respectively, of the Federal Election Commission from 2001-2007. They co-author a blog on political law issues called Political GPS. Norton and Kahl filed a brief in the Supreme Court in support of the winning party in the Citizens United case.
For more information on this presentation, contact Lisa King Smith, ACC Georgia Chapter Administrator, at (404) 375-2036 or LisaSmith@csosolutions.net