This article highlights the career of associate Elizabeth Getman of Sandler, Reiff & Young. The 27-year-old election lawyer assisted the successful Supreme Court case challenging the “Millionaires’Amendment” of campaign finance law, Davis v. Federal Election Commission. By Matthew Murray, Roll Call, June 19, 2008. Read it here.
In a closely watched case before the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Joseph Sandler defends the Democratic National Committee’s decision on Florida’s delegates to the party’s national convention. Atlanta Journal Constitution, 3/18/08.
NPR’s Peter Overby talks to Joseph Sandler in report on a DNC suit against the FEC. Morning Edition, 4/15/08. Read and Listen here.
A report on the Foreign Agents Registration Act database, administered by the Department of Justice, quotes Joseph E. Sandler, an author of chapters on the Act for the ABA’s Lobbying Manual. “DoJ: Foreign Lobbyist Database to Go Online,” The Hill (April 20, 2007)
Joseph E. Sandler, who represents the farmers, is quoted regarding the the case. “Two Farmers Suing DEA Over Right to Grow Hemp,” USA Today (June 18, 2007). Read it here.
John Hardin Young and Joseph E. Sandler named in Washington DC Super Lawyers 2007. A new annual magazine listing top lawyers in the Washington D.C. area has selected John Hardin Young in the Administrative Law practice area and Joseph E. Sandler in the Political Law practice area.
Chambers USA legal guide cites Sandler, Reiff & Young as one of the top nine firms in the country for political law. The listing in the 2007 edition of this exclusive guide to U.S. law firms describes Sandler, Reiff & Young as “a rare example of a firm dedicated expressly to political law” and credits Joseph E. Sandler for making “successful inroads in the corporate advice sphere, representing the former chief executive of Freddie Mac in a dispute with the FEC.” Quoting sources consulted in researching the guide, the Chambers authors write of Sandler: ” ‘Very knowledgeable‘ with ‘sharp political instincts,’ he ‘knows not just how to win, but how to manage press coverage to minimize damage.’ “
The December 2007 issue of Washingtonian Magazine names Joseph E. Sandler and Neil P. Reiff in a list of the city’s “Top Lawyers.” In the political law category, Sandler, Reiff & Young was one of only five firms to have multiple attorneys selected.
Neil P. Reiff testifies before the Federal Election Commission on the regulation of “hybrid” ads. A recording of the hearing, which took place on July 11, 2007, can be accessed here.
Mr. Young began a three year term on the Board, which oversees the administration and management of the Association. He holds the Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Member-at-Large seat. (August 14, 2007)