MLA launches Pay-to-Play Law Blog

On September 9, the McKenna, Long & Aldridge Political Law Group introduced its new Pay-to-Play Law Blog (www.paytoplaylawblog.com), dedicated to helping readers understand and monitor the status of proposed pay-to-play legislation.  Created by Partner and Political Law Group leader Stefan Passantino and Associate Amol Naik, the blog is set to become a leading online community for analyses of federal and state level pay-to-play regulations regarding lobbying, contributions, and gifts.

"With an ever increasing intensity, state legislatures have responded to legitimate voter resentment over various ethics and campaign scandals by passing ever-stricter laws restricting or regulating contributions and/or gifts by business entities doing business with government entities," noted Stefan.  "This valid desire to 'connect the dots' between political money and state procurements has resulted in increasing complex legislation in which state legislators appear to be engaged in a constant effort to outdo each other in the eyes of their constituents with respect to the transactions they prohibit and the consequences to corporations for failing to comply."

The Political Law Group hopes the blog will draw from the firm's considerable experience and resources to provide insights on pay-to-play issues as they will affect each state.  "Our goal is to inform and foster debate surrounding this emerging field of regulation," said Amol.  "We intend to post frequently on these topics with respect to state trends, developments, and concerns for compliance."

Seth H. Borden

   New York
   230 Park Avenue
   New York, NY 10169

   TEL: 212.905.8343
   FAX: 212.922.1819
   EMAIL: sborden@mckennalong.com

 

 

Seth H. Borden has represented management in traditional labor law matters for more than 10 years. His practice focuses on labor relations, collective bargaining, labor arbitration, NLRB investigations and litigation, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigations and litigation. 

Mr. Borden has been active on behalf of the business community during the debate over the Employee Free Choice Act. He has written extensively on the issue, spoken before numerous trade groups and chambers of commerce, and met with government officials to discuss management perspectives.

Alston D. Correll

   Atlanta
   303 Peachtree Street, NE
   Suite 5300
   Atlanta, GA 30308

   TEL: 404.527.4673
   FAX: 404.527.4198
   EMAIL: acorrell@mckennalong.com

 

 

Alston Correll represents management in all aspects of labor relations and employment matters. His practice includes advising management in union organizing campaigns, NLRB litigation and EEOC investigations. He also represents clients in employment-related litigation, including discrimination claims, contract claims, wrongful termination claims and non-compete and other restrictive covenant claims. Correll devotes a substantial portion of his practice to working with management to develop effective labor relations strategies and employment practices.

Richard B. Hankins

  Atlanta
  303 Peachtree Street, NE
  Suite 5300
  Atlanta, GA 30308

  TEL: 404.527.8372
  FAX: 404.527.4198
  EMAIL: rhankins@mckennalong.com

 

 

For more than 20 years, Richard Hankins has advised U.S. corporations with regard to a wide variety of complex labor relations matters, such as large-scale union organizing and decertification campaigns, strikes and secondary boycotts, union jurisdictional disputes, and successor employer claims. He works closely with management on labor relations strategies related to new facilities, plant closings and consolidations, as well as during acquisitions and divestitures.

Mr. Hankins was active on behalf of the business community during the debate over the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. He edited EFCA Updates, a web log tracking the status of the legislation, was interviewed by numerous media outlets in connection with the bill, and met with key government officials to present management perspectives.