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Nielsen Merksamer Announces Four Promotions; New Partners Position Law Firm for Continued Success

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Jason Kaune Appointed by American Bar Association

Jason Kaune, head of Nielsen Merksamer’s political law section and ranked for the third year by Chambers USA as one of the nation’s leading political lawyers, has been appointed by the President of the American Bar Association (ABA) to the 2023-2024 Advisory Commission to the ABA Task Force for American Democracy.

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Chris Skinnell Talks the Santa Monica CVRA Case

On August 29, Nielsen Merksamer partner Chris Skinnell joined up with the host of the PublicCEO Report, Ryder Smith, and the president of National Demographics Corporation, Doug Johnson, to discuss the California Supreme Court’s ruling in the California Voting Rights Act

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Kurt Oneto Named to Capitol Weekly’s “Top 100 of 2023” (#71)

Kurt Oneto, the head of Nielsen Merksamer’s government law section, was named to the Capitol Weekly’s Top 100

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Nielsen Merksamer Attorneys Recognized As 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers

Steve Merksamer and Chris Skinnell have been named Northern California Super Lawyers for 2023

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Nielsen Merksamer Announces Two Promotions – a new partner and associate help position law firm for continued success

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New California Pay-to-Play Laws and Regulations

Effective January 1, 2023, SB 1439 (Glazer) extended the application of California’s pay-to-play provisions, Government Code Section 84308, to local elected officials (e.g., city council members).  The pay-to-play provisions continue to apply to certain state and local public officials who sit on boards and commissions, serve as heads of agencies, or are candidates for elective office in a local agency; state elected officials remain exempt.

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Steve Merksamer Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023

Nielsen Merksamer is pleased to announce that the publication The Best Lawyers in America© selected Steve Merksamer for inclusion in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, to be published in 2023, an honor he has received every year since 2007.

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Kurt Oneto Named to Capitol Weekly’s “Top 100 of 2022” (#64)

Kurt Oneto, the head of Nielsen Merksamer’s government law section, was named to the Capitol Weekly’s Top 100

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Nielsen Merksamer Attorneys Recognized As 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers/Rising Stars

Steve Merksamer and Chris Skinnell have been named Northern California Super Lawyers, and Elli Abdoli has been named a Northern California Rising Star for 2022

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