Politics

Jim Kahl to Present at ASAE Annual Meeting

By James A. Kahl, Lawrence H. Norton, Gregg P. Skall

LOS ANGELES, CA ? Womble Carlyle Political Law attorney Jim Kahl will speak at the ASAE Annual Meeting at the Los Angeles Convention Center on August 22, 2010, in a session titled, ?Maximize Your Effectiveness and Keep Your Association Safe in an Election Year.?

Jim will discuss relevant topics such as how to enhance the effectiveness of lobbying and political activities within the limits of IRS and Federal Election Commission guidelines, how state and local pay-to-play laws impact members, and how the new federal restriction on lobbyists impact associations. Attendees will learn how their association and members can engage in the political process without running afoul of fast-changing rules and regulations in an election year.

James A. Kahl is a member of Womble Carlyle?s Political Law Team and served as Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission from 2002-2007. Jim advises clients in connection with campaign finance, lobbying and government ethics matters. Womble Carlyle?s Political Law team submitted a brief to the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC, in support of the prevailing party.

Full post as published by Political GPS: Womble Carlyle Political Law on August 19, 2010 (boomark / email).