Campaign Finance
Non-Profit|Exempt Organizations and Political Law
At our firm, we specialize in guiding clients through the intricate legal landscape of political, campaign, and lobbying activities at both federal and state levels. Our team has extensive experience advising candidates, regulated political committees, issue campaigns, tax-exempt advocacy groups, and corporate political action committees on permissible political activities and operations. We have a particular focus on establishing and structuring tax-exempt organizations, including public charities, private foundations and policy advocacy coalitions, ensuring strict compliance with Internal Revenue Code requirements and other relevant regulations.
Our team has wisdom and assets derived from years of service as both general and external counsel for prominent policy firms in Washington, D.C., and having held staff positions in the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives. This experience provides our firm with a deep understanding of the operational and political pressures our clients face, enabling us to offer clear, actionable legal guidance without unnecessary complexity.
Representative Matters
- Tax-Exempt Advocacy Organizations: Counseled and helped establish governing structures for numerous non-profit issue advocacy organizations and international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), ensuring compliance with tax-exempt status requirements and facilitating effective advocacy strategies.
- Federal Election Commission Representation: Represented candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives before the Federal Election Commission concerning alleged violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Successfully defended a non-affiliated political action committee before the FEC after a sitting member of the U.S. House accused it of fraud and sought criminal prosecution of the Treasurer.
- International Coalition Building: Represented a U.S. citizen during an inquiry by the U.K. Electoral Commission’s Party and Election Finance Directorate. Assembled and represented an independent panel investigating anonymous political attacks against opposition figures in the Turks and Caicos Islands during their transition from direct U.K. rule back to self-governance.
- Campaign Committees: Advised and served as counsel to non-affiliated campaign committees, providing strategic legal guidance on compliance and operations.
District of Columbia
Washington Square
1050 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036
Florida
300 N. New York Avenue, Number 1271
Winter Park, Florida 32789