Media Mention

Caleb Burns Discusses the Limits of U.S. Lobbying Laws

Reuters
December 2, 2011

Election Law & Government Ethics Practice partner Caleb Burns commented in a recent Reuters article on lobbying law issues that have been raised regarding GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's prior work.

The article reports that to be a registered lobbyist, a person must meet three criteria: bring in a certain amount of money, make two contacts with senior government officials and spend at least 20 percent of business time on lobbying activities. In an effort to avoid the title of "lobbyist," Mr. Gingrich has claimed that he has not satisfied all three of the requirements.

"The most difficult question we get is, 'Is what we're doing a lobbying contact?'" said Mr. Burns. "A former government official who simply asks for a meeting with one of his or her former colleagues would not be making a lobbying contact. That would change, however, if he or she then participated in the meeting."

Read Time: 1 min

Related Professionals

Contact

Sarah Richmond
Director of Communications
202.719.4423
srichmond@wiley.law 

Jump to top of page

Wiley Rein LLP Cookie Preference Center

Your Privacy

When you visit our website, we use cookies on your browser to collect information. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences, or your device, and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and to provide a more personalized web experience. For more information about how we use Cookies, please see our Privacy Policy.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Always Active

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. These cookies may only be disabled by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Functional Cookies

Always Active

Some functions of the site require remembering user choices, for example your cookie preference, or keyword search highlighting. These do not store any personal information.

Form Submissions

Always Active

When submitting your data, for example on a contact form or event registration, a cookie might be used to monitor the state of your submission across pages.

Performance Cookies

Performance cookies help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on its usage. We access and process information from these cookies at an aggregate level.

Powered by Firmseek