Keefe Co. v. Americable International, Inc.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

The Keefe Co. (“Keefe”), a self-described “governmental relations/public affairs firm,” Joint Appendix (“J.A.”) at 428, entered into a contract in 1985 with Americable International, Inc. (“Americable”), a Florida-based operator of cable television facilities, to help Americable break into the burgeoning business of supplying cable television to United States military installations. Keefe claims that in 1988, Americable stopped making payments due under the contract. America-ble argues that the contract is void because it violates a statutory prohibition of contingent fee…