Practice Areas & Industries: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Bracewell advises clients throughout the United States on federal, state and local campaign finance laws. Our lawyers offer guidance on the permissibility of corporate contributions, acceptable contribution limits, in-kind contributions, and restrictions on contributions from Political Action Committees (PACs) and tax-favored institutions.

Services Available

From our office in Washington, D.C., we work closely with clients, regulators, legislative committees, federal agencies and law-enforcement officials in all areas of PAC creation and operations, political fundraising and congressional gifts rules, including:

• Federal Election Commission (FEC) reporting requirements and completion of FEC forms
• Reimbursement and refund of excessive contributions
• Reattribution and redesignation of excessive contributions to other individuals and election cycles
• Use of corporate facilities for administrative purposes of the PAC and fundraising for candidates
• Use of corporate jets by candidates
• Use of payroll deductions for PAC contributions
• Research of PAC contributions to candidates
• Review and analysis of FEC Advisory Opinions and Matters Under Review
• Soft money contributions to national political parties
• Individual, corporate and lobbyist gifts to congressional members and staff.