Election Law

Biglaw Partner Helps Usher In Era Of Foreign Money In American Elections

Citizens United, man.

flag moneyA Biglaw lawyer, one of the most preeminent Republicans in campaign finance law, from what Am Law 200 firm wrote a memo for Jeb! Bush’s Right to Rise USA Super PAC detailing the how domestic subsidiaries of foreign corporations can donate to political campaigns under Citizens United?

Hint: After the memo, American Pacific International Capital Inc., a California corporation owned by Chinese citizens, donated $1.3 million to Right to Rise USA. The Intercept has the memo, and a four-part series detailing the rise of foreign money in American elections.

See the answer on the next page.

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