
We are committed to conducting all of our work on behalf of
our clients in keeping with the highest standard of ethical
conduct.
We
support the
American League of Lobbyists’ Code of Ethics as described
below:
American
League of Lobbyists’ Code of Ethics:
The ALL Code of Ethics is utilized as a model by various organizations
and serves to strengthen our image and enhance our role as a vital
and respected
link in
the democratic process.
Lobbying
is an integral part of our nation's democratic process and is a constitutionally
guaranteed right. Government officials
are continuously
making public
policy
decisions that affect the vital interests of individuals, corporations,
labor organizations, religious groups, charitable institutions
and other entities. Public officials need to receive factual information
from affected interests
and to know such parties' views in order to make informed policy judgments.
In exercising their rights to try to influence public policy, interests
often choose
to employ professional representatives to monitor developments and advocate
their positions, or to use lobbyists through their membership in trade
associations and other membership organizations. Tens of thousands
of men and women now
are
professional lobbyists and represent virtually every type of interest.
To
help preserve and advance public trust and confidence in our democratic
institutions and the public
policy advocacy process,
professional lobbyists have a strong obligation to act always in the
highest ethical and moral manner in their dealings with all parties.
Lobbyists also have a duty to advance public understanding of the lobbying
profession. The American League of Lobbyists ("ALL"), accordingly,
has adopted the "Code of Lobbying Ethics" to provide
basic guidelines and standards for lobbyists' conduct. In general,
this Code is intended to apply to independent lobbyists who are retained
to represent third party clients' interests and to lobbyists employed
on the staff of corporations, labor organizations, associations and
other entities where their employer is in effect their "client." Lobbyists
are strongly urged to comply with this Code and to seek always to practice
the highest ethical conduct in their lobbying endeavors. Individual
members of American League of Lobbyists affirm their commitment to
abide by this code.
For
the full text of the American League of Lobbyists Code go to http://www.alldc.org/ethicscode.cfm