Sponsoring events during the upcoming Democratic and Republican national conventions

With the RNC and the DNC approaching, the guidelines concerning application of the congressional gift rules to receptions and other VIP sponsored events were recently updated by the US House and Senate Ethics Committees. Individuals, companies, trade associations and even local governments that provide the gift in violation of the rules risk significant adverse publicity even though the legal liability for violating the gift rules runs to the member of Congress or congressional staff member who solicits or accepts the gift.

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About Benjamin Keane

Ben Keane is a Partner in the Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA offices of Dentons and is co-head of the firm’s Political Law, Ethics and Disclosure Team. Ben is a Chambers & Partners nationally-recognized political law attorney that focuses his practice on the representation of elected officials, political candidates, PACs, SuperPACs, political parties, corporations, non-profit organizations and other entities with regard to federal, state and local election law, campaign finance, lobbying, pay-to-play, and ethics matters.