Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election brought to prominence the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), a 1938 law adopted to counter Nazi propaganda in the United States by requiring “agents” of foreign parties to register with the U.S. government.
FARA’s recently raised profile has engendered broad interest in the law and its applicability beyond parties, like lobbyists, traditionally understood to be within FARA’s scope. In this practical webinar, you will learn:
- FARA’s mechanics
- Various areas of ambiguity
- Recent FARA developments
- Emerging relevance to business, academic and research institutions, and other parties
Upon course completion, you will be able to:
- Describe FARA’s objectives, compliance requirements, and penalties for non-compliance.
- Explain the DOJ FARA Unit’s recently publicized FARA advisory opinions.
- Identify expectations for stepped up FARA enforcement by the DOJ FARA Unit.
- Recall recent FARA developments and the law’s expanding relevance to diverse parties, activities, and policy objectives, such as:
- Foreign news organizations and domestic providers of broadcast platforms (g., radio).
- Nonprofit organizations engaged in international advocacy, and recent efforts by a Congressional Committee to label U.S.-based environmental groups as “foreign agents.”
- Business and industry when working with their foreign business partners to, for example, publicize a foreign nation’s economic opportunities or to interface with U.S. government on behalf of a foreign entity.
- Academic and research institutions and their personnel, particularly those engaged in research and educational collaborations and exchanges with foreign government and non-government entities (most notably in China).
- Foreign organizations, such as educational or cultural exchanges, perceived as “influence operators” on behalf of foreign governments.
- Outline practical steps for building FARA awareness and compliance.
Hdeel Abdelhady
MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC
Hdeel Abdelhady is a Washington, D.C.-based attorney who works above silos and across practice areas, industries, and cultures. She is Principal of MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC, a boutique law and strategy firm. Ms. Abdelhady’s practice covers international business transactions, trade, and compliance matters on behalf of U.S. and foreign banks, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Her work includes providing analysis and monitoring of existing and emerging laws and their intersection with policy and business domestically and internationally.
Margaret Cassidy
Cassidy Law PLLC
Margaret Cassidy is a principal with Cassidy Law counseling organizations on the legal and ethical risks of working with foreign, federal, state and local governments particularly in the areas of corruption, fraud, and procurement. She also represents business and individuals in government investigations. Margaret chairs the ABA’s Business Law Section Corporate Compliance Committee and regularly speaks and publishes on the legal and ethical risks of working with foreign, federal, state and local governments. Margaret is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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