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Sandler Reiff Ranked 2nd in U.S. News Report Among Best Law Firms in DC
U.S. News Report has named Sandler, Reiff, Lamb, Rosenstein & Birkenstock P.C. among the best law firms in DC, ranking the firm second in administrative/regulatory law and government relations practice. According to U.S. News Report, “Firms included in the 2017 Best …
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Joshua Rosenstein Quoted in BNA on New Wage and Overtime Rules
In BNA’s article, “Win or Lose, Campaign Staffers Usually Unemployed After Election,” Josh Rosenstein discusses the effects of the new wage and overtime rules on campaign staffers and political organizations. “Campaigns are, like most other employers, faced with Fair Labor …
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Josh Rosenstein Quoted in CQ Roll Call on Trump’s Lobbyist Proposal
On Wednesday, the Trump transition team announced its position on lobbyists in the administration. The team said that it would allow lobbyists to join the administration, as long as they de-registered their clients, but prohibits its officials from lobbying for five years …
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Josh Rosenstein Discusses FARA and Manafort’s Resignation Further
Josh Rosenstein recently followed-up with the Hill to discuss FARA and the resignation of Paul Manafort further. In the article, Rosenstein explained that part of the reason for FARA’s low prosecution rate is due to the fact that the law …
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Josh Rosenstein Discusses FARA in The Hill
Josh Rosenstein discusses the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in an article recently published by The Hill on Paul Manafort’s role in helping a Ukrainian political party secretly pay U.S. lobbyists. “The U.S. entity may still be liable for some …
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Rachel Provencher and Jack Young Co-Author Chapter in “America Votes!”
Rachel Provencher and Jack Young recently co-authored a chapter in the newest edition of “America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights.” The book provides a snapshot of key election and voting rights issues that the United States …
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Neil Reiff and David Mitrani Discuss Campaign Finance in The Guardian
Neil Reiff and David Mitrani were quoted in an article this week in The Guardian regarding campaign finance and the role of money in American elections: “A lot of these organizations have overspun. Mayber Super Pac money can buy you …
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Neil Reiff Pens Petition to Strengthen Political Parties
On behalf of the Chair of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, Neil Reiff and his colleagues wrote a petition intended to strengthen political parties. The petition seeks amendments to sections under Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations and proposes to …
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Josh Rosenstein and Joe Birkenstock Co-Author Piece on Delayed OGE Rulemaking
Recently, Josh Rosenstein and Joe Birkenstock co-authored a short article on lobbyists.info about the delayed OGE Rulemaking. In the article, Rosenstein and Birkenstock discuss the broad set of ethics standards for employees of the executive branch of the federal government, the …
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Joe Birkenstock Discusses Federal Election Law in LA Times
Joe Birkenstock was quoted in an LA Times article that examined whether state Sen. Isadore Hall (D-Compton) and his campaign for the 44th Congressional District of California violated Federal Election Law. Joseph Birkenstock said it appears Hall’s campaign did violate the law. But …