The Government Policy Practice at Dykema includes a dedicated team of professionals with extensive experience in federal and state elections law, lobbying limitations, and campaign finance regulations. Clients include corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, trade association, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, political action committees, and ballot question committees. Team members have experience working with the following statutory and regulatory requirements:

• Federal Election Campaign Act and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
• Michigan and Illinois Campaign Finance Act
• Federal Lobbyist Regulation Act
• Michigan and Illinois Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Act
• Gift and Entertainment Policies in State Government
• Michigan and Illinois Election Code
• Corporate and Individual Political Activity

The team regularly assists firm clients in complying with applicable law as well as providing service in the areas of Campaign Finance Compliance, Internal Revenue Service Filings, General Accounting Responsibilities, and Corporate Governance. 

This team can advise individual, corporate, and government clients on:

• Complying with federal and state elections laws
• Complying with federal and state lobbying laws
• Establishing and administrating Political Action Committees
• Implementation of Executive Compensation plans for Community Involvement
• Consultation on federal and state ethics laws
• Providing advice regarding corporate and individual political contributions and activity
• Representing political candidates and committees on registration, reporting and other compliance matters
• Establishing non-regulated political organizations under Section 527
• Advising nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations on permissible political activity
• Providing representation and advice regarding initiatives, referenda, and ballot question campaigns
• Establishing Public Officeholder Accounts to use corporate and union funds for eligible office expenses in compliance with applicable law
  

For more information about our Elections and Campaign Finance Compliance Practice, please contact:
W. Alan Wilk, Leader 517-374-9122