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Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Lobbying Enforcement Actions

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Sens. Grassley and Peters Introduce Foreign Agents Transparency Act to Enable DOJ to Require Retroactive FARA Registration

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On March 13, 2024, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Foreign...more

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Congress’ Continued Focus on the Administration and Enforcement of FARA in the 119th Congress

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On March 6, 2025, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reintroduced the...more

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[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

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 42

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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FARA: 2022 Review and 2023 Preview

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The trend in aggressive enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) enforcement continued in 2022 with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first affirmative civil enforcement lawsuit in over 20 years and a number...more

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FARA Enforcement Is Here to Stay

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On June 7, 2022, the media published a search warrant application seeking access to the electronic communications of a retired four-star Marine Corps general, General John R. Allen, in a criminal investigation into potential...more

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New Civil Enforcement Action Filed to Compel FARA Registration for Lobbying Activities on Behalf of China

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On May 17, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued in U.S. District Court in D.C. to compel Stephen A. Wynn to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)....more

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DOJ Charges United States/Russian National with Acting as an Illegal Agent under FARA

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In another action targeting Russian actors and connections, the Justice Department indicted Elena Branson, a dual United States-Russian national with criminal evasion of Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) registration...more

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DOJ Charges Trump Fundraiser for Conspiring to Act as a Foreign Agent

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As yet another example of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) increasing enforcement efforts with respect to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), DOJ recently unsealed a charge of conspiracy to violate FARA...more

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[Event] National Forum on FARA - September 25th, Washington, DC

Join Government, leading law firms, lobbying and PR firms for critical updates and worthwhile discussion on the newest, most pressing risks. Now more than ever, FARA enforcement is intensifying-with law firms, lobby shops,...more

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An Introduction to the Foreign Agents Registration Act for Firms Assisting Foreign Clients in the United States

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After decades in which the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) received relatively little attention, a confluence of recent events has given the statute newfound prominence. Together, these developments compound the...more

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