FARA: Unregistered Secret Agents (And Multinational Companies) Beware

September 11, 2024  |  The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement

If you are doing business with foreign governments, companies, or individuals, be warned.  The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), once considered a “complete joke,” is now center stage. Following the lead of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and other high-ranking DOJ officials, federal prosecutors have intensified their focus on this once-obscure statute, treating it as their new weapon in the war against foreign influence in the Information Age. As Robert J. Anello examines in his latest blog post, the ramped-up enforcement means companies, their lawyers, and compliance leaders must pay close attention to FARA and the anticipated regulatory changes to avoid being ensnared in FARA’s broad net.

FARA: Unregistered Secret Agents (And Multinational Companies) Beware