Foley and Lardner News

Pat McCrory has long campaigned on a pledge to clean up a "culture of corruption" in Raleigh, so a new ad bank-rolled by a national Democratic group questioning the Republican candidate for governor's own ethics has touched a nerve.

A lawyer for Republican Pat McCrory's gubernatorial campaign is telling TV station managers to stop airing an ad that raises ethical questions about his relationship with a Charlotte-based lending and real estate company.

The 2012 legislative session was a good time for lobbyists to know about the rapidly changing telecommunications industry or to hook up with a casino company.

With an early legislative session speeding up action in the Capitol, at least three lobbying firms collected more than $1 million in fees during the first three months of the year, according to new reports.

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In light of recent highly publicized cases of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations by U.S. companies, prominent global law firm Foley & Lardner LLP, and SpotlightTMS , the leader in sports and entertainment ticket management, have released a white paper entitled, "Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Sports and Entertainment Marketing." The paper, ... (more)