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Election and Campaign Law The firm's principal election law practice involves representing organizations that seek reform of the nation's campaign finance laws. This work involves advocacy before Congress in crafting new laws, and then defending the laws in court. The work also involves representation before the Federal Election Commission in rulemakings and enforcement actions to ensure effective implementation of the laws.
The firm, in its capacity as general counsel to Common Cause, was deeply involved in the legislative effort to enact the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), the most comprehensive revision of the federal campaign finance laws since Watergate. The firm also filed an amicus brief on behalf of Common Cause and AARP in McConnell v. FEC, 540 U.S. 93 (2003), the case upholding the new law. The firm has also been involved in many of the administrative issues concerning the interpretation, implementation and enforcement of the new law as well, on behalf of Democracy 21, a leading national reform organization which is a client of the firm.
The firm has also represented individual candidates or elected officials (including presidential candidates) and various political committees, on election law and redistricting matters, as well as U.S. congressional delegations from particular states, the Democratic National Committee, and defenders or challengers (including Native American and other minority groups) to state and congressional redistricting plans.
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