Dinsmore & Shohl welcomes Eric Lycan to the firm’s Lexington office. Lycan will practice out of the Corporate Department with the Government Relations group.
Lycan comes to Dinsmore from Steptoe & Johnson and focuses his practice on complex litigation, government relations and regulatory, campaign finance and election law issues. He advises business across the nation on compliance in advocating for issues or candidates, including formation and compliance for PACs, Super PACs, and issue advocacy organizations.
Lycan served as Counsel for Senator Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign in 2014 and advised on Election Day Operations, Election Integrity and efforts to get voters to the polls. He was the Chairman of Lawyers for Team Mitch, a group of attorneys supporting and volunteering for McConnell. Lycan also represented a Congressional campaign in a recanvass of the 2010 election and has served as Administrative Law Judge for the Kentucky Parole Board. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Republican National Lawyers Association.
“We are very pleased to welcome Eric to the Government Relations group. He brings a wealth of election law experience and his practice compliments our current attorneys,” said Thomas Hess, Chair of Dinsmore’s Lobbying and Public Policy group.
Prior to Steptoe & Johnson, Lycan practiced at Bowling, Johnson & Lycan, PLLC, Lycan Law Firm and Frost Brown Todd. He also frequently writes and speaks on election law topics for industry conferences and publications. Lycan earned his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law and received his B.A. from Centre College.
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