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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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New Law Bars Defense Contractors From Retaining Certain Outside Lobbyists

On December 23, 2024, former President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes a provision prohibiting the Department of Defense (DOD) from contracting with...more

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FARA Lawsuit Against Steve Wynn Dismissed by Federal Appeals Court

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On Friday, June 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the lower court’s dismissal of a 2022 lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to compel casino magnate Stephen A. Wynn to register...more

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Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act Reintroduced in 118th Congress

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On January 24, 2023, a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act in the 118th Congress. The group is led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a longtime proponent of the Foreign...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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The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)

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The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), 22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq., is a federal statute passed in 1938 that was originally intended to combat the dissemination of Nazi and Communist propaganda within the United States. FARA...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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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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Beware Foreign Companies Seeking U.S. Support

U.S. is increasing its enforcement to monitor foreign interests. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced increased enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which requires public...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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