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  1. Joe Birkenstock Discusses Personal Data Gathered by Campaigns with Time Magazine

    Joe Birkenstock was quoted in a Time article that examined how data and personal information is collected from presidential campaign supporters: Typically, political campaigns gather donor information like names, mailing addresses, employers, and occupations, and sooner or later sell this information to …

  2. Joshua Rosenstein Discusses the Future of Restrictive Policies on Lobbyists

    Joshua Rosenstein was quoted in an article on The Hill this week regarding the policies placed upon lobbying under the Obama Administration: “I think that the spirit of the executive order is good, and the idea behind it was certainly sound. The …

  3. Joe Birkenstock Quoted in USA Today Regarding Improper Campaign Contributions to Political Candidates

    USA Today quoted Joe Birkenstock in an article concerning potentially improper campaign contributions to several congressional and presidential candidates: While campaigns cannot investigate every donation they receive, “getting multiple maxed-out contributions on the same day from an identifiable group of first-time …

  4. Joshua Rosenstein Discusses Jeb Bush’s Lobbying Reform Plan with Mother Jones

    Joshua Rosenstein was quoted in a Mother Jones article regarding Jeb Bush’s lobbying reform plan that would impose a six-year ban on lawmakers becoming lobbyists: “You have countless cases of very high-profile former members who may well be in contact with their former …

  5. Joshua Rosenstein Discusses Jeb Bush’s Proposal to Extend the Revolving Door Ban with Open Secrets

    Joshua Rosenstein was quoted in an Open Secrets article about Jeb Bush’s call for a six-year ban on lobbying for former lawmakers: When it comes to a revolving door ban, the key is what it restricts, according to Joshua Rosenstein, a Washington, D.C. lawyer and …

  6. Dara Lindenbaum will take part in a panel discussion on the health of state democracies at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

    Dara Lindenbaum will join former Sen. Nina Turner (D-OH), Sen. Roger Katz (R-ME) and Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-VA) on a panel moderated by Michele Jawando to discuss the challenges and opportunities to removing structural barriers so that voters have a …

  7. Joshua Rosenstein discusses lobbying donations for presidential candidates with Open Secrets

    Joshua Rosenstein was quoted in article on Open Secrets about lobbying donations for presidential candidates in the Senate: “Both [Paul and Sanders] have publicly decried the influence of corporations in American public life,” Joshua Rosenstein, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer and expert …

  8. Joe Birkenstock on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

    On Tuesday June 16th, Joe Birkenstock was a guest on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC, where he discussed campaign finance deadlines and filings for the presidential election. The entire segment can be found here.

  9. Neil Reiff speaks with Campaigns & Elections about campaign/Super-PAC coordination

    Neil Reiff discussed campaign/Super-PAC coordination this week with Campaigns & Elections: Get the firewalls up before working on expanding the clients, advised Neil Reiff, a campaign finance attorney at Sandler, Reiff, Lamb, Rosenstein & Birkenstock, P.C. “The big thing is having enough personnel …

  10. Neil Reiff Discusses Super PACs with Bloomberg Politics

    This week, Neil Reiff discussed donor-operated Super PACs with Bloomberg Politics: “On some level, it’s showing the system works,” says Neil Reiff, the former deputy general counsel at the Democratic National Committee, now a partner at Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein …