Ken is a leading authority on political law with over three decades of experience advising on campaign law compliance, gift and gratuity rules, lobby registration provisions, securities laws regulating political activity and municipal securities transactions.

Ken represents numerous Fortune 500 corporations and trade associations. He advises elected officials as well as candidates facing various federal and state races and also counsels senior-level political appointees facing Senate confirmation in matters related to compliance with government ethics laws. Ken’s clients also include commercial and investment banks, insurance companies, energy companies, pharmaceuticals, media companies, trade associations, accounting firms and real estate businesses.

As former Associate General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Ken headed the General Counsel’s Enforcement Division and supervised the legal staff charged with the review of the FEC’s Audit Division.

Ken has deep experience in advising on pay to play laws and in matters involving the Ethics and Government Act and the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate ethics rules. He also has worked extensively with federal and state lobby registration laws, in particular compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act. He is the co-author of the Ethics Handbook for Entertaining and Lobbying Public Officials. Prior to joining Akin, Ken served as the head of the political law practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP for more than 30 years. He also served on the faculty of George Washington University and New York University.