ACC NCR Government Relations Compliance for Government Contractors: Mid-term Election Year 2022

Government relations activities such as lobbying and PAC contributions are always important to government contractors, but particularly in election years such as 2022.  That is when the political and legislative stakes are highest, the scrutiny is greatest and the profiles of PACs and advocacy activities are most likely to become election issues.

This seminar will cover legal and best practices with respect to government relations compliance for government contractors. It will discuss the federal-level ban on federal contractor political activity and the often similarly-restrictive state and local pay-to-play laws. The panel will offer guidance on core aspects of operating a federal PAC as well as what triggers lobbyist status and lobbying reporting under the federal, state, and local lobbying laws. In addition, the panel will offer approaches to deal with the unallowability of costs associated with lobbying and political activities and compliance with the gift rule, offering real world examples of where some contractors have been tripped up.

Presented by Mark Renaud, Partner and George Petel, Associate at Wiley, Mara Motherway, Senior Vice President, Government and Customer Relations at Peraton Corporation and Ogechi Muotoh, Corporate Counsel at VMware.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.