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Wiley Rein has the premier Election Law & Government Ethics Practice in the country. Led by nationally known election law specialist Jan Witold Baran, the group is consistently ranked by Chambers USA in the highest tier of national political law practices. The 2010 edition of the directory commends the group as a "formidable force in the US political arena," "true experts who can handle even the most arcane questions." We regularly counsel clients on the laws and rules pertaining to political law including federal and state regulation of lobbying, political contributions, political action committees, ethics, and the use of corporate facilities for political purposes. We also provide guidance on related political law issues including the activities of foreign nationals and overseas corporations in Washington, DC and elsewhere around the world.

The scope of our counseling ranges from providing answers to discrete questions to implementing comprehensive compliance programs and conducting meticulous compliance audits. We possess unparalleled knowledge of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA), the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and the Congressional and Executive Branch ethics rules, to name a few. We also maintain detailed surveys of state campaign finance, lobbying, gift, and pay-to-play laws and requirements.

Our political law and First Amendment litigation and advocacy experience is second to none, involving challenges to laws and client defense. We represent clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal and state courts, as well as federal agencies and boards, like the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), and state agencies. Clients include many of the country's most prominent corporations, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, public officials, political parties, individual campaign committees and candidates.

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Our attorneys represent more than 150 U.S. and foreign corporations and trade associations, as well as individuals, elected officials and political organizations. A sampling of the industries and clients we serve includes:

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