Peter Carey

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A Win for Wynn: Judge’s Dismissal of Civil Case Against Steve Wynn Could Fundamentally Change FARA Enforcement

On October 12, 2022, a federal district judge in the District of Columbia, Judge James E. Boasberg, dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) civil complaint against businessman Steve Wynn, which sought to compel Wynn to...more

10/21/2022 / Department of Justice (DOJ) , Foreign Agents , Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) , Foreign Governments , Foreign Nationals , National Security , Registration Requirement , Reporting Requirements

Court Documents and Retroactive Registration Show Continued Focus on Expansive FARA Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) determined approach to identifying violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) shows no signs of slowing down. An inadvertently disclosed warrant revealed that John Allen, a...more

6/14/2022 / Department of Justice (DOJ) , Foreign Agents , Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) , Foreign Governments , Foreign Nationals , National Security , Registration Requirement , Reporting Requirements

The CLOUD Act One Year Later: DOJ White Paper Aims to Promote Greater Understanding of the Act's Purpose and Impact

Since it was enacted in March 2018, the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act) has been controversial with privacy advocates in the United States and the subject of sustained criticism by the European...more

4/17/2019 / CFIUS , CLOUD Act , Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Export Controls , Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) , National Security

DOJ Signals Once More that FARA Is an Enforcement Priority

In another indication of the U.S. Department of Justice’s increased focus on the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), Assistant Attorney General John Demers announced that the Department is overhauling its FARA enforcement...more

3/8/2019 / Corporate Counsel , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Enforcement Actions , Export Controls , Foreign Agents , National Security

Senior DOJ Official Discusses the Department's Renewed Focus on FARA: What Companies Need to Know

During a Tuesday event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division John Demers highlighted the renewed focus of the Department of...more

1/17/2019 / CFIUS , Crisis Management , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Export Controls , Foreign Agents , National Security

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