In 2018, Covington published the original version of its widely read primer on the Foreign Agents Registration Act, “FARA: A Guide for the Perplexed.” We have updated this primer periodically. Today, the firm released the latest edition of the primer, featuring new analysis of recent Department of Justice guidance regarding the scope of agency under FARA, the political consultant trigger, the commercial exemption, the academic exemption, and the lawyers’ exemption. The new material is highlighted, for ease of reference.
