Senate Democrats Engage Ken Gross to Bolster Election Protection Efforts
Nov 15, 2010The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee today announced the addition of election law expert Ken Gross to Senate Democrats’ voter protection team. Gross will have an over arching coordination role among the three legal teams on the ground in Westchester, Nassau, and Buffalo, where Democrats are engaged in the largest voter protection effort the state has ever seen.
A well-respected name in the legal community, Gross is the head of the political law practice at the prominent law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He also served as the head of enforcement for the Federal Election Commission from 1979 to 1986 when he joined Skadden, Arps.
"With his wealth of experience in election law, Ken Gross will help ensure a full, fair and honest count in Nassau, Westchester and Buffalo." said Austin Shafran, spokesman for the DSCC. “On Election Day there were widespread problems throughout the state with the new voting machines, underscoring the need for recounts in some contests. Once all votes are counted, it will be clear Democrats have maintained their majority.”
A nationally renowned authority on campaign law compliance, gift and gratuity rules, lobby registration provisions, and securities laws regulating political activity and municipal securities transactions, Mr. Gross counsels numerous Fortune 500 corporations and political candidates at the state and federal level.
As former associate general counsel of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Mr. Gross headed the general counsel’s Enforcement Division and supervised the legal staff charged with the review of the FEC’s Audit Division.
A full bio can be found at Skadden Arps web site.