▁other ▁activities ▁as ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁included ▁public ▁organ izing ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁clients ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁allocation ▁of ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁Administration ▁trust ▁funds , ▁assist ing ▁clients ▁interested ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁government ▁contract s ▁and ▁government ▁appropri ations , ▁and ▁particip ating ▁in ▁political ▁fund ra ising . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Polit ico ▁reported ▁that ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁press ▁release , ▁Is eman ▁and ▁fellow ▁A cal de ▁& ▁F ay ▁att orney ▁Tat anya ▁Sz el iga ▁formed ▁Is eman ▁& ▁Sz eling a , ▁ ▁a ▁new ▁" sp ino ff " ▁of ▁A cal de ▁& ▁F ay ▁foc using ▁on ▁government ▁affairs ▁and ▁public ▁relations , ▁int ending ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁" str ateg ic ▁al liance " ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁firm . ▁ ▁Law suit ▁against ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Is eman ▁file d ▁a ▁US $ 2 7 ▁million ▁def am ation ▁law suit ▁against ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁the ▁paper , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁describing ▁circumstances ▁of ▁her ▁lo bb ying ▁activity , ▁had ▁f als ely ▁imp lied ▁an ▁ill ic it ▁rom antic ▁relationship ▁between ▁her ▁and ▁Senator ▁John ▁McC ain . ▁ ▁The ▁Times ▁said ▁they ▁" fully ▁stood ▁behind ▁the ▁article " ▁and ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁" true ▁and ▁accurate ". ▁ ▁The ▁suit ▁was ▁subsequently ▁settled ▁without ▁payment ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁