Publications
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01.26.2022Navigating the Risks of Corporate Political SpendingArticlesToday, companies face serious challenges navigating the heightened risks posed by political spending.
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10.23.2020Reforming the FEC: Rulemaking Obligations Must Be FulfilledArticles
Law360
As Election Day nears, former commissioners of the Federal Election Commission discuss the biggest issues facing the FEC, which has been without a quorum since July. -
Annual Index (2009 - Present)CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Disclosure and AccountabilityLawyer Publications
Center for Political Accountability
Issued annually, the CPA-Zicklin Index benchmarks the political disclosure and accountability policies and practices for election-related spending of leading U.S. public companies. It is widely used by proxy advisory services, institutional investor and academics to evaluate corporate political activity. -
07.22.2019A Banner Proxy Season for Political Disclosure and AccountabilityBlogs
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
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07.02.2018When Political Spending and Core Values ConflictBlogs
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
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06.19.2018Collision Course: The Risks Companies Face When Their Political Spending and Core Values Conflict and How To Address ThemLawyer Publications
Center for Political Accountability
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02.27.2018Turning Words into ActionBlogs
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
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09.14.2016Protecting Companies From Political Spending PerilBlogs
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
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08.31.2016Vigilant Companies Can Avert Watergate Scandal ReplayArticlesThe Watergate Hotel reopened recently after a sparkling $125 million facelift, complete with guest key cards saying, “No need to break in.” For well-heeled business leaders visiting there, a pithier epigram might be, “Influence buying has a price.”
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10.30.2015
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06.12.2015FEC Has the Power, But Doesn't Make the Tough CallsArticlesNo one would dispute that competitors, regardless of their sport, are entitled to know what the rules are. Basic notions of fair play require that the rules be known and enforced even-handedly.