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New Jersey Law Journal

N.J. Lawyer-Lobbyists' Revenues Stay Flat Despite Industry Gains

Revenues for the lobbying industry in Trenton shot back up last year after a brief slump, but law firms that lobby didn't share in the rebound.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

E-cigarette Industry Fires Up Lobbying Effort

With federal officials eying regulations for electronic cigarettes, a major trade group for the e-cigarette industry has registered its first lobbyists in Washington, D.C.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

E-Cigarette Industry Fires Up Lobbying Effort

With federal officials eyeing regulations for electronic cigarettes, a major trade group for the e-cigarette industry has registered its first lobbyists in Washington, D.C.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Are We Criminalizing Politics as Usual?

In their White-Collar Crime column, Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack, members of Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello, discuss one of the principal battlegrounds where the line is drawn between ordinary politics and illegal graft: honest services law, particularly as it has been applied in the indictment of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife.
13 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Voter Fraud Charges Filed Against Judge of Three New Jersey Towns

Spencer Robbins, a municipal judge in three New Jersey towns who abruptly quit his posts, is criminally charged for using his law office instead of his home as his voting address.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

City Lobbying Law Change Expands Regulatory Obligations

Larry Levy and Andrew Rafalaf of Bracewell & Giuliani review the significant amendments to New York City's Lobbying Law, which, most notably, expand the definition of lobbying, alter the financial threshold that triggers reporting requirements, carve out specific rules for architects and engineers, and create a new enforcement regime.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Contribution Ban Challenged By Pro-Democratic 'Super PAC'

A Pennsylvania state law that bars political committees from taking contributions from corporations or organizations, like labor unions, for political purposes is directly at odds with Citizens United, a Washington, D.C.-based "super PAC" argued in its challenge to the measure.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Am Law Attorneys Take Wheel in 'Bridgegate'

Gov. Chris Christie and others ensnared in New Jersey's latest political scandal lawyer up.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Appeals Court Won't Tackle D.C. Attorney General Spat, For Now

In a dispute over when the District of Columbia should hold its first election for an attorney general, the city's highest court is staying out of the fray, at least for now.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Appeals Court Won't Tackle D.C. Attorney General Spat, For Now

In a dispute over when the District of Columbia should hold its first election for an attorney general, the city's highest court is staying out of the fray, at least for now.
3 minute read

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