SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Craig Engle TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia Bar Ohio Bar Supreme Court of OhioSupreme Court of the United StatesUS Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit Education Georgetown University Law Center, JD, 1995 University of Cincinnati, BA, (summa cum laude), 1982 CraigEnglePartnerWashington, DC T 202.775.5791 E craig.engle@arentfox.com Download vCard Craig Engle is the founder of the Arent Fox Political Law Group. Craig joined Arent Fox’s Government Relations Practice after a distinguished career on Capitol Hill. He has extensive experience advising presidential and political committees, ideological groups, and corporations on legal, legislative, political, and communications issues. Craig serves as the firm’s PAC Director and Treasurer. Client Work Craig’s clients include a broad range of candidate and political organizations, sports franchises and Fortune 500 companies which regularly face complex political or regulatory issues. He counsels numerous other associations, candidates, and even other lawyers and law firms. This year, Craig created the legal framework for the first-ever program of texting political contributions to federal candidates. For the last several years, FEC rules prohibited political contributions from being texted. In consultation with an aggregator of mobile data, Craig devised a new legal and business model that has cleared the way for texting during the 2012 presidential election. In 2010, Craig created one of the first Super PACs and single-member 527 political organizations. He helps create and operate numerous 501(c)(3), (c)(4) and 527 organizations in response to the Citizens United decision. Craig’s practice also includes serving as the treasurer of political committees where he handles millions of dollars in political contributions and expenditures each cycle. Craig’s practice now includes state law and political litigation matters. He also develops political strategies and is frequently quoted in the media about campaigns and elections. In 2003, Craig was chosen by 14 state governments to author a Supreme Court amicus brief in the controversial McCain-Feingold litigation. Previous Work Craig has worked in the political law and campaign finance arena for 25 years. Craig served as general counsel to the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) from 1995-2000; in that capacity he was responsible for the legal matters of a $90 million-per-cycle Republican National Political Party Committee. He acted as counselor to Members of the US Senate, their campaign committees, and candidates on all aspects of election and office-holder laws, including Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), lobbying, ethics, incorporation, insurance, and other matters. From 1986-1995 Craig served at the Federal Election Commission as Executive Assistant to a Commissioner, where he oversaw litigation and enforcement matters brought under the Federal Election Campaign Act. Publications, Presentations and Recognitions The Washington Post has described Craig as “a lawyer, a very important lawyer.” In ever year from 2006 to 2012, Chambers USA recognized Craig as one of the nation’s leading political law attorneys. In 2000, he was named one of “Politics Fabulous Fifty” by the influential Capitol Hill publication Roll Call. In 2009, he was named one of Washingtonian’s “Top Lawyers for Campaigns and Elections.” He is a popular writer, speaker, and panelist on a wide range of federal and legislative issues, and has served as a guest lecturer at the Georgetown University Law Center and George Mason Law School. Craig’s publications include: “Does McCain-Feingold Violate the 10th Amendment, Too?” 2003 “What Happened to Campaign Finance Reform?,” Arent Fox legal update; 2003 “How Much Democracy Does $1,000 Buy?” Legal Times; May 4, 1998 “Buckley Over Time: A New Problem with Old Contribution Limits,” Notre Dame Law School of Legislation; 1998 (Vol. 24, No. 2) His speaking engagements include: Featured speaker, Brazilian Electoral Court; 2011 Guest speaker, Mexican Electoral Court; 2010, 2011 Election law speaker, Republican National Lawyers Association; 2010 Testified before Nevada Governor’s SAGE Commission; 2009 Testified before Federal Election Commission; 2009 State Government Leadership Foundation; 2003 Keynote Speaker, Republican National Lawyers Association Annual Meeting; 2001 Guest Lecturer, Georgetown University and George Washington University Law Center Seminars; 1996 Instructor and Commentator, Federal Election Commission Arbitration and Mediator Training Conference; 2000 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws National Conference; 1999 Life Beyond the Law Craig is a collector of the artwork of the famous New Yorker illustrator Peter Arno and French poster artist Leonetto Cappiello. Craig and his collection of Holiday Inn postcards was featured in a Washington Post “Style Section” article entitled “The Collector.” Newsroom Date Type Title 9 / 13 / 2012 Media Mention National Law Journal Cites Arent Fox for Double-Digit Jump in Influence 50 Lobby Ranking 9 / 11 / 2012 Event Craig Engle to Introduce Ben Olson, Coach of DC United, at SneakerBall IX 8 / 16 / 2012 Alert Arent Fox’s Craig Engle and Brett Kappel Mentioned in the Legal Times 6 / 18 / 2012 Media Mention Arent Fox's Brett Kappel and Craig Engle Discuss New FEC Approved Guidelines for Receiving Campaign Donations Through Text Messaging 6 / 12 / 2012 Media Mention Arent Fox Partner Craig Engle Featured in Slate Regarding the Unanimous FEC Decision Approving Campaign Donations Via Text 6 / 11 / 2012 Press Release Chambers USA Recognizes 28 Arent Fox Attorneys and 12 Practice Areas in 2012 6 / 11 / 2012 Press Release FEC Adopts Groundbreaking Proposal by Arent Fox to Allow Political Campaign Contributions Via Text Message 5 / 10 / 2012 Media Mention The Wall Street Journal Reports on Arent Fox Political Law Group’s Groundbreaking Work to Allow Political Contributions Via Text Message 5 / 3 / 2012 Media Mention The Washington Post Reports on the Arent Fox Political Law Group’s Work with FEC to Allow Political Contributions Via Text Message 3 / 22 / 2012 Media Mention Arent Fox’s Craig Engle Quoted in The Washington Post Discussing Campaign Finance Investigation in the District of Columbia 2 / 10 / 2012 Media Mention Arent Fox’s Craig Engle Interviewed by the BBC Discussing “Super PACs” in 2012 Campaign 12 / 12 / 2011 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Recognized by The Washingtonian as DC Area’s Best Lawyers 11 / 8 / 2011 Media Mention Arent Fox Partner Craig Engle to Address Supreme Electoral Court of Brazil 7 / 17 / 2011 Media Mention Arent Fox's Craig Engle and Brett Kappel Featured in The Washington Post 7 / 11 / 2011 Media Mention Arent Fox’s Craig Engle and Brett Kappel Featured in the Politico Article, “Judge a Campaign By Its Lawyer” 6 / 14 / 2011 Press Release Chambers USA Recognized 20 Arent Fox Attorneys and 8 Practices in 2011 5 / 23 / 2011 Media Mention Craig Engle Featured in The New York Times article, “More Signs That Huntsman Is Preparing for 2012 Run" 2 / 22 / 2011 Media Mention Politico Reports Arent Fox’s Craig Engle Named Counsel to Amb. Jon Huntsman’s Possible 2012 Presidential Run 12 / 30 / 2010 Media Mention Arent Fox Partner Craig Engle Quoted in Associated Press Article, “Former US Senate Candidate Blames Foes for Funds Allegations” 11 / 30 / 2010 Event Analysis of Next Year’s Trade Policies 11 / 8 / 2010 Event ELECTION ALERT: US-Colombia Trade Agreement -- Arent Fox 2010 Midterm Election Analysis 11 / 3 / 2010 Alert 2010 Congressional Elections - Impact on Federal Health Care Policy 11 / 3 / 2010 Alert 2010 Midterm Election Analysis 9 / 10 / 2010 Press Release Arent Fox Congratulates Log Cabin Republicans on Historic Win in “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Case 6 / 11 / 2010 Press Release Arent Fox LLP Attorneys and Practices Recognized in 2010 Chambers USA Pages12next ›last »