Law Firms Eager for US Regulatory Clarity on Foreign Lobbying

The first planned US overhaul of foreign lobbying disclosure rules in 30 years is rooted in more aggressive Justice Department enforcement that’s left a growing pool of lawyers practicing in the space unsure about its reach.

Practitioner interest and confusion surrounding the Foreign Agents Registration Act comes amid investigations and lawsuits to compel lobbying transparency from prominent figures. Cases have involved allies of the previous two presidents, including a probe into whether Rudy Giuliani was acting as an unregistered agent for Ukrainian nationals and an indictment of Obama White House counsel Greg Craig. Giuliani has not been charged and Craig ...