ExperiencePAC Administration & Advice

  • Nielsen Merksamer attorneys serve as the treasurer and/or legal counsel for scores of the nation’s leading federal, state and local political action committees in California and across the country.
  • The firm reviews, prepares and files PAC reports with the Federal Elections Commission, state filing officials, and in dozens of local jurisdictions requiring campaign finance disclosure.
  • In jurisdictions that prohibit corporate political contributions, firm attorneys advise corporate clients on the rules governing the appropriate mechanisms for using corporate funds to support a corporate PAC, including compliance with “pay to play” laws applicable to government contractors and other regulated entities and individuals.