"Understanding, Preparing for and Complying with the New Ethics Rules and Regulations -- A Primer for the Press".On September September: see month. 14, 2007, President Bush signed the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-81, 121 Stat. 735) is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. of 2007. This much discussed new law is already making noticeable changes in the way Members of Congress and staff interact with corporations, non-profits and trade associations that employ or retain lobbyists and the way lobbyists ply (mathematics, data) ply - 1. Of a node in a tree, the number of branches between that node and the root. 2. Of a tree, the maximum ply of any of its nodes. their trade. Our team of experts have done briefing sessions for clients as well as Congressional staff on this compelling topic. Based on the overwhelming response to these briefings, we intend to present similar seminars over the next several weeks. Members of the press have inquired about the content of these briefings. In an effort to facilitate these requests, McKenna McKenna is usually a surname, and may refer to
Aldridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, UK, although historically it was part of the county of Staffordshire until 1974. The recorded population in the 2001 Census was 16,862. LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol will hold a special off-the-record off-the-rec·ord adj. Not for publication or attribution: off-the-record comments by the senator. off-the-record adj → extraoficial, briefing for interested members of the press. The briefing will cover the changes to the rules and regulations for gifts, lobbying disclosure, bundling bundling, courtship custom, thought to have originated in Holland and the British Isles. It was extended to America, particularly to New England, and most widely practiced in the years prior to the Revolution of 1776. , political conventions, and other major areas covered by the new legislation. Our expert panel will also provide a perspective on how the lobbyist community has responded to these rules, as well as a perspective from a former Department of Justice Official with the Public Integrity Section.
Who: Marcia Hale Former White House Intergovernmental
Affairs Director and DCCC Political Director
Jeffrey Altman, Counsel to trade association,
political and other non profit organizations
Joshua Hochberg, Former Chief of the Fraud Section,
Criminal Division, Department Justice
Randy Nuckolls, Former Senate Legislative Director,
Ethics Counsel to non profits and corporations
Stefan Passantino, Former counsel to the Speaker of
the House, current campaign and ethics counsel for
numerous Members of Congress and elected officials
Ted Van Der Meid, Former Chief Counsel of the House
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, former
Counsel and Director of Floor Operation for the
Speaker of the House
When: October 25, 2007
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch Will Be Provided
Where: McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
1900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Contact: Sarah Gooss
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
202-496-7164
sgooss@mckennalong.com
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