We’ve reached our final installment on our series on gift-giving.  This post will cover gift-giving to federal officials and employees.

We are continuing our series on giving gifts to public officials.
As a general rule of thumb, a New Jersey public official and/or employee may not accept any gift, which is intended to influence the performance of his or her official duties.  Exceptions may exist if you are a relative or close personal friend of an [...]

The holidays are upon us and so are the various gifts that companies send out annually during this time.   Whether it’s a small calendar or an expensive bottle of wine, it is important to be aware of the various gift restrictions that apply when the gifts are made to public officials.  The restrictions change depending [...]

We have previously discussed public pension fund reform laws and regulations in place in New Jersey (SIC Rules), New York (Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s Pension Fund Code of Conduct and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s Executive Order) as well as a proposed SEC rule.  The wave of reform now reaches California.
On October 11, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger signed [...]

Now that the 2009 gubernatorial election is over, companies that do business with the State of New Jersey and/or wish to remain eligible for contracts with the State need to take inventory of contributions that covered persons and/or entities made during the 2009 gubernatorial election cycle.
New Jersey statewide pay-to-play restrictions cover contributions greater than $300 [...]

After every citywide election, the New York City Campaign Finance Board is required by law to evaluate the success of the Campaign Finance Program.  The CFB has traditionally held a series of public hearings to comply with this mandate.  For the 2009 elections, the CFB is holding hearings today and tomorrow at its offices.  Please [...]