News & Analysis as of

Foreign Agents Biden Administration

Wiley Rein LLP

Criminal Indictment Handed Down for Potential FARA Violations Related to 1MDB Scandal

Wiley Rein LLP on

On June 10, 2021, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia issued an indictment of American entertainer and businessman Prakazrel “Pras” Michel and Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho on 12 counts, including four for...more

Dechert LLP

Signs Point to Biden Administration Continuing Trend Towards Increased Enforcement of Foreign Agents Registration Act

Dechert LLP on

President Joseph Biden on January 20, 2021, made news with his Inauguration Day flurry of executive orders. Potentially lost in the shuffle, however, was the Executive Order on Ethics Commitments, which required “every...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Biden’s Executive Order on Ethics Preserves and Strengthens Obama’s Language, while Trump Revokes his Own Ethics Pledge in the...

Trump revoked his own Ethics Order in the final moments of his Presidency, rescinding the lengthy revolving-door restriction on his appointees. Biden’s Executive Order on Ethic Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel...more

Perkins Coie

Biden Executive Order Significantly Broadens Ethics Requirements for Appointees

Perkins Coie on

In one of his first official acts, President Biden signed an executive order that sets stringent ethics rules for incoming executive branch appointees. The Executive Order on Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel...more

Wiley Rein LLP

The Biden Transition and Presidency: What to Expect in Ethics, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Regulation and Reform

Wiley Rein LLP on

I. Biden-Harris Transition Team Ethics Plan and Code of Ethical Conduct - During his candidacy, President-elect Joe Biden was the first presidential candidate to be statutorily obligated to file a transition team ethics plan...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide