Jan Baran Authors Primer, Co-Chairs Conference

The Election Law Primer for Corporations, Fourth Edition, authored by Jan Baran and published by the American Bar Association Section of Business Law, will be available
in June.

The Primer provides a thorough analysis of the federal statutory and regulatory schemes affecting the political affairs of corporations, PACs, personnel and trade associations. Campaign finance, lobbying and soft money are also covered by thePrimer, which has been revised to incorporate new advisory opinions and FEC regulations, such as "electioneering communications" and the 2002 amendments to Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as McConnell v. FEC.

Mr. Baran will co-chair the annual Practising Law Institute conference, "Corporate Political Activities: 2004, Complying with Campaign Finance, Lobbying and Ethics Laws" on September 9-10, 2004 in Washington, DC.