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Proposed DOJ FARA Rules Would Increase Uncertainty for Global Companies Amid Heightened Enforcement

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) on January 2, 2025. If adopted, DOJ’s proposed changes would...more

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Trial Date Set for Former Trump Adviser Charged with Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has set jury selection to begin September 7, 2022, in regard to the prosecution of Thomas Barrack, a friend and former key adviser to ex-U.S. President Donald...more

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1 MDB Corruption Scandal Ripples with Superseding Indictment of Jho Low and Former Rapper “Pras’ Michael for Back-Channel Attempt...

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The scandal emanating from the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad fund (1MDB) continues to ripple through criminal law enforcement and criminal prosecutions. ...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Establishing Ethics Pledge

On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order, “Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel,” requiring certain appointees to sign an ethics pledge (Biden Pledge). Similar to presidential ethics...more

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President Trump Rescinds Executive Order on Ethics as President Biden Issues Sweeping Ethics Requirements for Administration...

For those individuals leaving the Trump administration or interested in serving under the Biden administration, two important developments will impact those decisions. In one of his final acts as President, Donald Trump...more

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Biden Executive Order Significantly Broadens Ethics Requirements for Appointees

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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

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Decoupling From China: Part 3 - Oversight And The Election

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more

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Tensions Rise Between China and the United States: Intellectual Property Prosecutions Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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Amid escalating tensions between the United States and China over the last few years, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has formally prioritized criminal prosecutions of Chinese nationals and companies, and...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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Pompeo Calls on Think Tanks, Foreign Policy Organizations to Disclose Foreign Ties

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Secretary of State Michael Pompeo called on think tanks and other foreign policy organizations to prominently disclose any funding they receive from foreign governments, including state-owned or state-operated subsidiary...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 25

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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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