Subject: Policy Alert - Are Your Marketing or Sales Professionals Lobbyists?
From: "Akin Gump News and Alerts" <[email-masked]>
To: "Biden, Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:38:52 -0500

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    January 19, 2011  
   
ARE YOUR MARKETING OR SALES PROFESSIONALS LOBBYISTS?

In light of several high-profile scandals related to the use of placement agents, state and local jurisdictions have been focusing their attention on the activities of persons who influence investment decisions.  These persons are often referred to as “placement agents,” but may even include internal employees, such as marketing and sales professionals who are involved in influencing the decisions of pension board officials and employees on behalf of their employer.  As the new year begins, companies with employees who interact with public officials at state and local retirement systems and pension funds on investment matters are encouraged to review state and local lobbying laws to determine if their employees’ activities trigger lobbying registration and reporting obligations.  

While certain jurisdictions such as New York City and California have issued new guidance or rules that require placement agents and internal employees to register as lobbyists, lobbying laws in other jurisdictions may be interpreted to include similar activities, thus requiring registration as a lobbyist.  This alert provides specific information on New York City’s recent notice to persons involved with investment decisions and California’s new placement agent rules (We also refer the reader to our November 30, 2010 client alert
http://info.akingump.com/rs/ct.aspx?ct=24F76C1EDFE60AEDC1D180ADDA2E941DDDBE5995EEF16CE43
 and December 20, 2010 client alert
http://info.akingump.com/rs/ct.aspx?ct=24F76C1EDFE60AEDC1D180ADDA2E941DDDBE5995EEF16FE42
 on the topic of California placement agents).

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Melissa L. Laurenza
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Carrie Hoback Hill
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202.416.5153
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Julie B. Hodgson
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202.416.5152
Washington, D.C.

 

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