Caleb P Burns

Caleb focuses on advising participants in the political process on compliance with all aspects of political law, including campaign finance, government ethics, and lobbying. His clients include Fortune 50 corporations, trade associations and other business organizations, non-profit and tax exempt 501(c) advocacy organizations, federal officeholders, political candidates and committees, and private individuals. He has particular experience with the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA), as well as analogous state and local laws regulating campaign finance, government ethics, and lobbying. Caleb frequently represents clients subject to these laws in matters before the Federal Election Commission (FEC), other federal and state administrative agencies, and in federal and state courts. Learn more at https://www.wiley.law/people-CalebBurns.

Faculty, Practising Law Institute (2006-2020)

Lecturer, George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management (2012-2018)

Commissioner, Town of Chevy Chase Ethics Commission (2016)

Member, Lawyers for Bush-Cheney (2000), participated in the 2000 election recount efforts

Outstanding Scholar Program, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (1996-1997)