Midwest based Dykema is one of the country's most respected law firms. Since inception in 1926, our mission has been to provide the best possible legal advice and services to our clients.

Dykema has grown steadily through the years. Founded in Michigan, we now practice throughout the country, with offices in California, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, and Washington, D.C., and nearly 400 attorneys and professionals offering a full range of legal services. Our client base includes individuals, educational institutions, publicly held companies, hundreds of privately held corporations, governments, limited and general partnerships, associations, hospitals and managed care networks, banks and financial institutions, and retailers. This diversification has resulted in our expansion and continued growth.

Additionally, Dykema's Government Policy team includes a dedicated team of professionals with extensive experience in federal and state elections law, lobbying limitations, and campaign finance regulations. Clients include corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, trade associations, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, political action committees, and ballot question committees.

This team can advise individuals, candidates, corporations, government entities, and committees regarding:

• Federal Election Campaign Act and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
• Federal Lobbyist Regulation Act
• Corporate and Individual Political Activity
• Political Action Committees
• Registration, reporting and other compliance matters
• Establishing non-regulated political organizations under Section 527
• Permissible political activity
• Initiatives, referenda, and ballot question campaigns
• Recounts
• Establishing Public Officeholder Accounts to use corporate and union funds for eligible office expenses in compliance with applicable law
• Redistricting

The team regularly assists firm clients in complying with applicable law as well as providing service in the areas of Campaign Finance Compliance, Internal Revenue Service Filings, General Accounting Responsibilities, and Corporate Governance.

Primary and Caucus Calendar

Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses
Jan. 5 Wyoming Republican caucuses
Jan. 8 New Hampshire primary
Jan. 15 Michigan primary
Jan. 19 Nevada caucuses and South Carolina Republican primary
Jan. 26 South Carolina Democratic primary
Jan. 29 Florida primary
Feb. 1-2 Maine Republican caucuses
Feb. 5 “Super Tuesday” Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah,and West Virginia