Basics of the Federal Election Campaign Act 2022

In just one hour, this Briefing will provide you with a summary of federal candidate and PAC campaign law, as regulated by the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).

Please join Jan Witold Baran of Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC, Kenneth A. Gross of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Jason D. Kaune of Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP for a discussion addressing:

• Introduction of key terms, major court decisions and enforcements – 10 minutes
• Federal Election Commission (FEC) overview and update – 10 minutes
• Contributions, expenditures, limitations and prohibitions – 20 minutes
• Registration and reporting by political action committees – 10 minutes
• Tax laws and governance of political organizations and other organizations – 10 minutes

This presentation will include key chapters from the 2022 Program Course Book Corporate Political Activities 2022: Complying with Campaign Finance, Lobbying and Ethics Laws to allow you to become more familiar with the basics of federal campaign finance laws, “Dark Money” and the regulation of federal campaign activity by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other agencies in advance of the Program, even if you are not attending the Program.

This One-Hour Briefing is offered as a primer for the two-day program Corporate Political Activities 2022: Complying with Campaign Finance, Lobbying and Ethics Laws on September 8-9, 2022 at The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., and via live webcast.  Register for the program and receive complimentary access to this preparatory briefing.

Program Level:  Basic 

Intended Audience:  In-house counsel, outside attorneys, board members, corporate officers, and other allied professionals responsible for the preparation of public reporting and disclosure documents

Prerequisites:  A background in the preparation of public reporting and disclosure documents

Advanced Preparation:  None