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Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Upends FARA Regulations With New Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on January 2, 2025, amending decades-old regulations issued under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Proposes Significant Changes to FARA’s Regulations

For the first time in nearly 30 years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) proposes to materially revise the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). On December 19, 2024, DOJ issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...more

Saul Ewing LLP

DOJ Releases Much-Anticipated Proposed Amendments to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Regulations

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Introduction - On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its long-awaited proposed amendments to the regulations adopted under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in a Notice of Proposed...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 5th National Forum on FARA - December 1st, National Harbor, MD

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 5th National Forum on FARA returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will feature the most complex, high stakes FARA issues at the forefront. This event is...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Think Tanks May Need to Rethink FARA Registration

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When considering who must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA” or “the Act”), one normally thinks of individuals, law firms, or marketing firms, the typical kinds of agents that must register for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Sea Change in FARA Enforcement

In what may mark a sea change in enforcement of the Foreign Agent Registration Act, for the first time in more than 30 years, the Department of Justice has filed a complaint seeking to compel an individual − the former...more

Wiley Rein LLP

DOJ Investigates a Washington Consulting Firm for Potential FARA Violations

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According to media reports, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating Blue Star Strategies’ work for Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings. News of the investigation is consistent with observations that the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FARA Unit Continues Narrow Interpretation Of The Commercial Exemption

Last week’s release of advisory opinions related to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) – the first such opinions from the new Chief of the Department of Justice’s FARA Unit (the “Unit”) – signal that the Unit will...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] 2021 National Security Series: The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and Recent Developments - June 8th, 2:00 pm -...

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FARA is a disclosure statute that seeks to ensure that all persons acting politically or quasi-politically on behalf of foreign entities in the United States properly disclose their activities to the U.S. government. In...more

Perkins Coie

Law Firms Take Note: Recent DOJ Advisory Opinions Highlight Narrow Scope of the FARA Legal Exemption

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In the wake of a global law firm entering into a multimillion-dollar settlement for failing to register as an agent of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA or the act), other law firms have...more

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Top Three FARA Exemptions to Know

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With the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) giving increased attention to Foreign Agent Registration Act (“FARA”) enforcement, companies that have international business operations or otherwise deal with foreign governments and...more

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