This advanced legal training course provides an intensive and practical overview of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and its application in today’s international legal, business, and political environments. Participants will develop deep expertise in identifying activities that trigger registration obligations, advising clients on structuring communications with foreign principals, and managing compliance with FARA’s registration, disclosure, and reporting requirements.
Focusing on real-world scenarios, the course guides attorneys, compliance professionals, lobbyists, and policy advisors through FARA’s statutory framework, key exemptions, enforcement trends, and reputational risk management. It emphasizes transactional structuring, document review, and disclosure planning with hands-on exercises designed to ensure proactive legal compliance and effective client counseling.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Determine when individuals or entities must register under FARA.
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Analyze contracts and activities to assess whether a foreign principal relationship exists.
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Distinguish between exempt and non-exempt activities under FARA.
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Draft and file effective and legally compliant registration materials.
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Advise clients on managing public relations, lobbying, or consulting work for foreign clients.
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Address DOJ inquiries and investigations while minimizing exposure to civil and criminal penalties.
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Design compliance programs to detect, prevent, and correct FARA violations in global practice.
