On July 1, 2025, the United Kingdom’s new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) will formally take effect, creating sweeping registration obligations under U.K. law for persons engaging in certain activities on behalf...more
4/29/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Governments ,
Government Agencies ,
National Security ,
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Penalties ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK
On December 19, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to “update and clarify” the regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The proposed changes to...more
1/31/2025
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Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Agents ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Transparency
On February 23, 2024, the Biden Administration announced new sanctions targeting a number of different sectors of the Russian economy, Russian government officials and financial institutions, entities suspected of sanctions...more
3/11/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
PRC ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued a long-awaited Executive Order establishing the legal authority for the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury Department”) to institute an unprecedented regulatory regime restricting...more
On March 3, 2023, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite announced significant revisions to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Criminal Division’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“ECCP”) specifically focused...more
3/9/2023
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Compliance ,
Data Preservation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Communications ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Mobile Apps ,
Regular Business Communications ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
WeChat ,
WhatsApp ,
Workplace Communication