Speakers

Government Speakers

Jay Bratt

Chief, Counterintelligence & Export Control Section
U.S. Department of Justice

Opening Keynote Address

December 8, 2022 • 10:30 am

Heather Hunt

Senior Counsel for FARA Administration
U.S. Department of Justice

Overcoming Challenges to Using the FARA E-File System: The Latest Best Practices and Lessons Learned

December 8, 2022 • 2:45 pm

Laura Dehmlow

Chief, Foreign Influence Task Force
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Interview with the Chief of FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force

December 9, 2022 • 11:30 am

Jennifer Gellie

Chief, FARA Unit
U.S. Department of Justice

Fireside Chat and Q&A with the FARA Unit Chief

December 9, 2022 • 10:00 am

Co-Chairs

David Laufman

Partner
Wiggin and Dana LLP

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

December 9, 2022 • 9:10 am

Matthew Sanderson

Member
Caplin & Drysdale

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

December 9, 2022 • 9:10 am

Speakers

Jason A. Abel

Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Kate Belinski

Partner
Ballard Spahr LLP

The Uncertain Boundaries of the Commercial Exemption, Including Special Considerations Involving China and the Middle East

December 8, 2022 • 12:00 pm

Charles Borden

Partner
Holland & Knight LLP

Workshop A — A Complete Primer on FARA: Essential Takeaways on Requirements, Advisory Opinions, and Core Building Blocks

December 8, 2022 • 8:00 am

Tessa Capeloto

Partner
Wiley Rein LLP

The Lawyer Exemption Amid the New Economic Sanctions Landscape: Surprising New Legal, Compliance and Reputational Challenges Confronting Practitioners

December 9, 2022 • 11:00 am

Barak Cohen

Partner
Perkins Coie LLP

Contrasting on the Use of 18 U.S.C. § 951 vs. FARA: What Recent Cases Reveal about the Present and DOJ Future of Enforcement Decision Making

December 8, 2022 • 3:30 pm

Amy Jeffress

Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Contrasting on the Use of 18 U.S.C. § 951 vs. FARA: What Recent Cases Reveal about the Present and DOJ Future of Enforcement Decision Making

December 8, 2022 • 3:30 pm

Brandon Van Grack

Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP / Former Chief, FARA Unit, U.S. Department of Justice

The Present and Future of DOJ’s Enforcement Posture: The Lesser-Known Takeaways on New, Emerging FARA Prosecution Trends

December 8, 2022 • 11:15 am

Ki Hong

Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Navigating The Grey Areas of the LDA Exemption: New Implications of Advisory Opinions for Lobbying and PR Firms

December 9, 2022 • 9:15 am

Jennifer Huber

Founding Partner
FHH

The Lawyer Exemption Amid the New Economic Sanctions Landscape: Surprising New Legal, Compliance and Reputational Challenges Confronting Practitioners

December 9, 2022 • 11:00 am

Jeffrey Hunter

Partner
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Workshop A — A Complete Primer on FARA: Essential Takeaways on Requirements, Advisory Opinions, and Core Building Blocks

December 8, 2022 • 8:00 am

Murad Hussain

Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Attorney General of The U.S. vs. Stephen A. Wynn: A Closer Look at the DOJ’s Use of Civil Injunctive Statutory Authority

December 9, 2022 • 12:00 pm

Rob Kelner

Partner
Covington & Burling LLP

Navigating The Grey Areas of the LDA Exemption: New Implications of Advisory Opinions for Lobbying and PR Firms

December 9, 2022 • 9:15 am

Melissa L. Laurenza

Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Present and Future of DOJ’s Enforcement Posture: The Lesser-Known Takeaways on New, Emerging FARA Prosecution Trends

December 8, 2022 • 11:15 am

Juliana Laurello

Of Counsel
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Narrowing Definition of “Political Activity”: Clarifying the Impact of Key Advisory Opinions on Political Consulting

December 9, 2022 • 12:30 pm

Nick Lewin

Partner
Krieger Kim & Lewin LLP

Attorney General of The U.S. vs. Stephen A. Wynn: A Closer Look at the DOJ’s Use of Civil Injunctive Statutory Authority

December 9, 2022 • 12:00 pm

Meredith McCoy

Partner
Venable LLP

The Fine Line Between Scholarship and Advocacy: New, Special Considerations for NGOs and Think Tanks

December 8, 2022 • 4:15 pm

Dan Pickard

Shareholder
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The Narrowing Definition of “Political Activity”: Clarifying the Impact of Key Advisory Opinions on Political Consulting

December 9, 2022 • 12:30 pm

Josh Rosenstein

Partner
Sandler, Reiff, Lamb, Rosenstein & Birkenstock P.C.

DOJ Rulemaking: The Status and Aftermath of Comments and Responses to the Proposed Rules

December 8, 2022 • 2:00 pm

Brian Smith

Partner
Covington & Burling LLP

The Uncertain Boundaries of the Commercial Exemption, Including Special Considerations Involving China and the Middle East

December 8, 2022 • 12:00 pm

Brian Svoboda

Partner
Perkins Coie LLP

Navigating The Grey Areas of the LDA Exemption: New Implications of Advisory Opinions for Lobbying and PR Firms

December 9, 2022 • 9:15 am