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
3/3/2020
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exemptions ,
Foreign Agents ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Government Investigations ,
Legal Representatives ,
Lobbying ,
Lobbying Disclosure Act ,
National Security ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released for the first time dozens of advisory opinions issued by the FARA Registration Unit, the DOJ agency responsible for administering the Foreign Agents Registration Act of...more
6/19/2018
/ Advisory Opinions ,
CFIUS ,
Commercial Activity Exception ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Foreign Agents ,
Foreign Governments ,
Inspector General ,
Lobbying Disclosure Act ,
Registration Requirement ,
US State Departments
We all know to avoid the topic of politics with family and friends at the holidays, but in recent months, American companies and the CEOs who lead them have spoken publicly on social and political issues like never before....more
U.S. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley introduced the “Disclosing Foreign Influence Act” last week, a Senate bill which would amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), to remove an exemption from registration...more
In recent weeks, America’s CEOs have spoken out on social issues like never before, placing the business community firmly within the national debate. Likewise, companies are feeling internal and external pressures to...more
9/12/2017
/ Campaign Finance Reform ,
CEOs ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Ethics ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Lobbying ,
PACs ,
Political Contributions ,
Political Expression ,
Publicly-Traded Companies
The Foreign Agents Registration Unit of the U.S. Department of Justice has updated its website to make available to the public searchable and downloadable informational materials filed by foreign agents. Informational...more
In this update, we summarize the current rules on providing gifts to federal executive branch officials and employees, including amendments to those rules effective January 1, 2017. The executive branch gift and travel rules...more