Political Law Compliance
A Division of Capitol Counsel & Consulting
To ensure compliance with ethics, campaign financing, and lobbying laws and rules, we present our clients with a comprehensive review of government affairs. We work closely with compliance officers to ensure our clients are meeting all requirements. Our services including: assisting with political action committees, corporate political activities, lobbying registration, activity disclosures, and campaign contributions, administration and reporting.
The political compliance landscape in New Mexico is changing following significant law changes in the past few years. In addition, the New Mexico State Ethics Commission was established and is now in operation. If your business works with government officials in the legislative and executive branches of government, then our job is to help you comply with state laws.
Our diverse compliance team is a one-stop shop for the full range of political compliance matters – state elections, campaign finance, lobbying disclosures, and ethics rules.
Whether for a corporation, nonprofit organization, advocacy group, other entities or individuals – CCC can help you maneuver through a maze of compliance requirements and see how laws apply to your business so you can keep doing what you do best.
Meet the Team
Rikki-Lee G. Chavez
A native to northern New Mexico, Rikki-Lee attended the University of New Mexico, the University of New Mexico School of Law, and then passed the New Mexico State Bar in 2014. Shortly thereafter, Rikki-Lee opened a legal practice in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. The practice focused on criminal defense and legislative advocacy on criminal justice reform measures. Most recently, in 2019, Rikki-Lee opened Capitol Counsel & Consulting, LLC in Santa Fe with a myriad of practice areas, but a focus on government relations.
Greg Gallegos
Greg Gallegos was born and raised in New Mexico and begin his career in medium/heavy vehicle maintenance while he continued his education that includes a BA in Management from SNHU, an MBA from the Texas A&M School System, a wide range of certifications, professional training, and a variety of hands-on experience. Greg has since expanded to include management and leadership roles dedicated to enforcing Compliance in multiple scopes of New Mexico State Laws from Transportation to Election Code and Ethics. Greg’s work with the Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State has included assisting the development, Training, Public Communications, and end-user troubleshooting of the Campaign Finance Information System that was launched summer of 2020.