Back with a Bang: Election Law Issues in 2008

St. Louis Lawyers Chapter

Speakers:

• Randy Evans, McKenna, Long & Aldridge

• Asheesh Agarwal, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice

• Hans von Spakovsky, Heritage Foundation
  

Speakers:

• Randy Evans, McKenna, Long & Aldridge
  
• Asheesh Agarwal, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
  
• Hans von Spakovsky, Heritage Foundation
  

Randy Evans served as the outside counsel to the Speakers of the 104th through the 109th Congresses of the United States - Speakers Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert. He chairs the companies of Newt Gingrich and former House Republican Conference Chairman J. C. Watts. He is a member of the five-person Georgia State Election Board and is the General Counsel of the Georgia Republican Party. He represents a host of well-known public officials including Senators, Members, Governors, and state elected officials. Evans is a partner at McKenna, Long & Aldridge where he chairs the Financial Institutions practice. He has been recognized in various publications as one of the "Best Lawyers In America" and one of Georgia's "most influential people." Randy has authored two books and writes a weekly newspaper column that appears in newspapers around Georgia.

Asheesh Agarwal served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice from 2006 - July, 2008, where he works on a range of civil rights and election law issues issues. Prior to that, Asheesh served as a Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division, and as Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning. Outside of Washington, Asheesh has served as a Special Assistant to the Illinois Attorney General, and clerked for the Hon. Eugene Siler of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Asheesh received his law degree from the University of Chicago and his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University.

Hans von Spakovsky is currently a visiting scholar at the Heritage Foundation. Prior to his work at Heritage, Mr. von Spakovsky was the 2006 and 2007 Commissioner at the Federal Election Commission, which is responsible for enforcing federal campaign finance laws for all congressional and presidential elections. Mr. von Spakovsky served as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights from 2002 to 2005, where he provided expertise on voting and election issues, including enforcement of the Voting Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Hans von Spakovsky is a prolific and well-received author, having published articles in the Wall Street Journal, the Weekly Standard, the National Review, and Human Events. One of his most recent articles can be viewed here.

from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served promptly at 6:00 p.m. and the panel discussion will last from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. As always, this event is open to everyone--not just Federalist Society members and regulars. Our panel discussion is a must-see for anyone with an interest in free and fair elections.

RSVP to [email protected]. Gourmet dinner costs a mere $30.00, but attendance is free. An open bar is available at an extra charge.