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Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock, P.C.

Political Law

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Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock, P.C.

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About

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Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock, P.C. is a Washington, D.C. law firm focused on advising clients involved in the business of politics, including political committees, party committees, non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, candidates and officeholders, communications, consulting, and government relations firms, labor unions and trade associations, vendors to political organizations and non-profits, as well as major contributors to political and non-profit groups. Our clients come from all parts of the political world, from all around the country.

Our major practice areas include campaign finance and election law; the regulation of advocacy (including the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and state and local laws regulating advocacy activity); nonprofit law; general commercial advice to individuals and entities in the political space; and administrative law.

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Political Law - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock P.C. is a respected boutique firm advising on campaign finance, lobbying compliance and government ethics at the federal, state and local levels. The firm has significant strengths in election law litigation and FEC enforcement proceedings. It is increasingly focused on representing corporations in addition to its traditional client base of Democratic Party institutions, candidates, office holders and advocacy groups.

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Work Highlights

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  • Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock, P.C. advised Trident on political law compliance matters, including the Foreign Agents Registration Act, campaign finance, government ethics and lobbying and advocacy regulations.

Strengths

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  • Sandler Reiff has a great team with outstanding depth. Its partners and principals are outstanding, and so are its associates.

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  • Sandler Reiff is always prompt and detailed in its guidance and responses. The team pays close attention to detail and is always a reliable resource. We are confident in the services it provides.

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  • Sandler Reiff knows how to communicate campaign finance legal jargon in a way that their clients, many of whom have little to no experience with campaign finance regulations, can understand.

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  • The attorneys at Sandler Reiff are experts on political law. They are particularly well versed on federal and non-federal campaign finance and election law.

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  • The team has been at the cutting edge of how to support its clients in complying with dizzyingly diverse and complex state-specific campaign finance laws across all 50 US states.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Joseph E Sandler
    Joseph E Sandler

    Joseph E Sandler

    Joseph Sandler is a seasoned political law attorney who previously served as in-house general counsel to the Democratic National Committee. He is adept at handling matters relating to lobbying, campaign finance and election law.

    • Joe is the dean of the field and has immense knowledge that comes in handy for complex situations.

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    • Joe has built an incredible firm with incredible attorneys.

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    • Joe is very dedicated to his practice and his clients.

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  • Neil Reiff
    Neil Reiff

    Neil Reiff

    Neil Reiff has extensive experience representing national and state party committees, candidates and other organizations in sophisticated campaign finance and election law matters.

    • I hire Neil on every project I can.

      Political Law respondentUSA

    • Neil is incredibly responsive, smart and helpful. He is knowledgeable, and I trust his advice implicitly.

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    • Neil cares deeply about his clients and has the ability to break down complex information for them to understand.

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  • Joseph M. Birkenstock
    Joseph M. Birkenstock

    Joseph M. Birkenstock

    Joseph Birkenstock advises a broad array of clients, including nonprofit organizations, political candidates and major donors, on their lobbying and advocacy activities. He is also sought after to handle conflicts of interest and campaign impropriety claims.

    • Joseph is a great lawyer who devises creative solutions.

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  • Joshua Rosenstein
    Joshua Rosenstein

    Joshua Rosenstein

    Joshua Rosenstein is well-versed in advising clients on regulatory matters, with particular expertise in Foreign Agents Registration Act compliance. His clients range from corporations to individual candidates.

    • Josh is incredibly responsive, friendly and erudite. He is a pleasure to work with.

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    • Josh keeps his finger on the pulse of what the regulators think about issues that might arise. His insights are invaluable.

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    • Josh is an exceptional resource for us. We have come to rely on his expertise and knowledge.

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