Category Archives: election law biz
Huge: Ginsberg, McGahn, McGinley Leaving Patton Boggs for Jones Day
What a coup for the already excellent Jones Day.
“The Seattle Prof Who Is Changing the Conversation—and Law—Surrounding Voter I.D.”
Seattle Weekly profiles Matt Barreto.
Michael McDonald to the University of Florida
Big gain for them. Congratulations Michael!
Joe Birkenstock Becoming Named Partner at Sandler Reiff
Woah! Big get for Sandler Reiff. Congrats to all!
“California judge named head of state’s political ethics agency”
LAT:
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday appointed as head of California’s political ethics agency a judge who has overseen the discipline of attorneys.
Jodi Remke, presiding judge of the State Bar Court of California, is Brown’s choice for chairwoman… Continue reading
Congratulations to Donald Tobin
The tax law/election law scholar and teacher from OSU’s Moritz College of Law is the new dean at the University of Maryland Law School.
Kevin Bogardus Leaves Lobbying Beat
A loss for all who follow money and politics. But a gain for Greenwire!
Kevin has been one of the very best reporters covering lobbying.He was at The Hill.
Brad Smith Joins Steptoe &Johnson Of Counsel
Here is the announcement.
“After Staff Shakeup, Project Vote Smart ‘Rebuilding’ and Pointing Towards 2016 With Project Galaxy, Says Tucson Boardmember”
Arizona Politics:
The headline from the Montana newspaper sounded dire, “Project Vote Smart lays off 6, considers closing“. The article focused on the layoffs and the hard feelings towards founder and President (and, Arizonan) Richard Kimball. The… Continue reading
“Project Vote Smart Lays Off 6, Considers Closing”
This was not handled well.
“Former FEC General Counsel Larry Noble Joins Campaign Legal Center Along with New Legal Fellow & New Operations Manager”
Congrats to Larry and the Center! A great match.
Foley, Pitts, and Douglas, Election Law and Litigation: The Judicial Regulation of Politics
Congratulations to Ned Foley, Mike Pitts, and Josh Douglas on the publication of their new casebook with Aspen. This makes the fifth casebook in the field (meaning there are just about the same number of casebooks as people teaching the… Continue reading
Ellen Miller Retiring from Sunlight
After very successful stints at CRP and Public Campaign.
Announcement.