ACI 6th Annual National Forum on Foreign Agents Registration Act

On December 6, Washington, D.C. political law compliance and investigations head Ki Hong spoke on the panel “The Nuances of the LDA and Commercial Exemptions: How Practitioners Are Applying the Exemption Amid Recent Advisory Opinions” at the American Conference Institute’s 6th annual National Forum on Foreign Agents Registration Act. The session reviewed the latest DOJ advisory opinions and their implications for the LDA exemption; explored the possibility of the LDA exemption being narrowed or repealed and the resulting impact on lobbying compliance requirements; and identified actions that can now trigger Foreign Agents Registration Act registration, letters of inquiry and further DOJ actions.