Karl J Sleight

September 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

This article provides a look at the statutory overhaul to the government ethics and lobbying regulatory scheme recently unveiled by lawmakers. The authors observe that "the changes in many ways represent a return to past practices once championed as 'sweeping ethics reform.'"

By Karl J. Sleight and Joan P. Sullivan

5 minute read

December 05, 2018 | New York Law Journal

For the first time in the more than 40-year history of state-regulated lobbying, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics has promulgated expansive regulations. The new regulations are effective on Jan. 1, 2019 and are the product of a two-year effort by JCOPE designed to provide greater clarity for the lobbying industry. The new regulations also strengthen JCOPE's enforcement hand. The impact of these regulations is expected to be significant among lobbyists and clients of lobbyists in New York.

By Karl J. Sleight and Joan P. Sullivan

8 minute read

December 06, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Karl J. Sleight and Joan P. Sullivan, members of Harris Beach, discuss the wide-ranging Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011, which overhauled the last "sweeping reform," writing: These successive reform measures are creating a difficult working environment for state government officials and lobbyists who regularly find the need for clear guidance in an area already filled with more than its share of gray.

By Karl J. Sleight and Joan P. Sullivan

9 minute read

May 29, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Karl J. Sleight, a member of Harris Beach, and Joan P. Sullivan, of counsel at the firm, write: Two tumultuous years in state government have passed since the New York State Legislature passed, with much fanfare, the Public Employee Ethics Reform Act of 2007, representing an overhaul of state ethics and lobbying laws not seen in three decades. Since its enactment, a series of scandals have erupted, keeping open the debate on the value, application and impact of these laws and the effectiveness of this experiment.

By Karl J. Sleight and Joan P. Sullivan

9 minute read