Prepare for the main conference by participating in this workshop, designed to get you up to speed and set the foundation for the in-depth, complex discussions to follow.

The workshop leaders will provide an essential overview of FARA requirements, the FARA eFile Systems and the core building blocks of FARA enforcement and compliance-and benefit from additional CLE credit and speaker-prepared reference materials.

Topics will include:

• Defining “foreign agent” and “foreign principal” under FARA
• What can trigger the need to register for:
• Lobbying and public relations firms
• Agents and their employers
• Lawyers and law firms
• Consulting firms
• Non-profit groups
• Universities and think tanks
• Media
• Trade associations
• U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies
• The do’s and don’ts of using the FARA eFile System and common missteps to avoid Common pitfalls associated with using the filing process
• common pitfalls associated with using the filing process
• how much information is required to be submitted
• how to streamline the filing system
• Common misconceptions about FARA registration: When it is (and isn’t) required No de minimis threshold
• What is meant by “at the order, request, or under the direction or control” of, a foreign principal”
• Defining “political activities” and acting as a “public-relations counsel,” “publicity agent,” “information-service employee,” or “political consultant”
• Representing the interests of a foreign principal before an agency or official of the United States Government
• Assessing the nature and scope of activities by an “agent”
• Overview of FARA Exemptions and DOJ Interpretations of:
• The Commercial Exemption
• LDA Exemption
• Lawyers’ Exemption
• Academic Exemption
• The anatomy of a DOJ audit of a registered foreign agent
• What is required by the DOJ for disclosure reports and copies of “informational materials”