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Will FARA Get a Facelift? DOJ Proposes Updated Regulations for the First Time in 15 Years

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After years of suggesting that modifications were in the works, the Department of Justice recently proposed drastic changes to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) that would, among other things, profoundly limit one of...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Gouvernement fédéral : Consultation publique sur un registre visant la transparence en matière d’influence étrangère

Le 10 mars 2023, le ministre fédéral de la Sécurité publique, l’honorable Marco Mendicino, a annoncé le lancement par le gouvernement fédéral d’une consultation publique sur la création d’un registre visant la transparence en...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Launches Public Consultation on Proposed Foreign Influence Transparency Registry

On March 10, 2023, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, announced the federal government’s launch of a public consultation on the creation of a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry in Canada...more

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FCC Rules Requiring Broadcasters To Disclose Foreign-Sponsored Programming Become Effective

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Rules Effective Now for New Program Leasing Agreements, Although Appeal is Pending - The FCC has announced the effectiveness of rules that will now require broadcasters to disclose when foreign governments or their...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FARA 2021 Year in Review

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The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) continued to make headlines in 2021 as enforcement and modernization of the law remained a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) priority. DOJ maintained its focus on enforcement,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FCC Adopts New Foreign Sponsorship Transparency Rules

In late April 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules that require on-air programming sponsored or furnished by a foreign government to contain a disclosure statement noting the foreign government...more

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SEC Issues Controversial New Rule on Payment Transparency in the Natural Resource Sector

On December 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a new regulation that revises and reinstitutes a previously-repealed SEC regulation to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The new rule is the...more

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[Webinar] Corruption in the Time of COVID-19 - September 16th, 8:00 am - 9:00 am CT

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While GDP and worldwide economies shrink under the continuing impact of COVID-19, government budgets have expanded to support healthcare responses to the pandemic and social-welfare in response to growing unemployment and...more

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DOJ Unveils FARA Advisory Opinions

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• A September 2016 audit report by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General recommended more transparency regarding compliance and enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). • To...more

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