New Federal & Alaska State Government Requirements:
How to Comply or Deal with Investigations and Protect your Business

This seminar will examine on both the Alaska state and federal level:

• The new government ethics, gift, and travel rules
  
  
• The new lobbying reporting rules
  
  
• Recent developments and prosecutions involving campaign finance and political activity
  
  
• Additional areas where DOJ and other oversight agencies are pursuing investigations

The seminar will also provide practical advice on how to:

• Comply with these new laws and ensure your employees and consultants are properly trained to avoid problems
  
  
• Handle an internal investigation if potential issues arise within your organization
  
  
• Conduct due diligence on your business partners and others to reduce the risk of associating with a bad actor or having these issues ruin a business deal or worse, your business
  
  
• Respond to investigations, audits, and other inquiries by the government

Who should attend?

• Corporations that lobby or hire lobbyists
• Government contractors
• Entities that receive government funding or benefit from “earmarks”
• Lobbyists and public relations professionals

Why You Should Attend

Since news of the Jack Abramoff scandal broke, the US Department of Justice has tripled the size of its public integrity section, which investigates public corruption involving politicians and government contracts. Both federal and state officials and companies involved with them have been the focus of these investigations. Alaska has seen more than its share of investigations, prosecutions and convictions and there are more to come.

Recently, the US Congress and the Alaska Legislature passed tough new laws that severely tighten the rules regarding lobbying and giving gifts to government officials. On the Federal level, something as simple as giving a $12 ball cap to a Congressman or their staff could give rise to a felony.

If you or your company engage in lobbying, political fundraising or holds government prime or subcontracts, or if you hire or partner with others who do, it is essential that you understand these new laws and the perilous environment that surrounds those who do business with the federal and state government.