
Litigation PR Under FARA: The Hellerman Veliaj Filing
A $50,000 Hellerman Communications subcontract shows how litigation PR hired through a law firm lands in the public FARA record. The filing chain, and six checks before you take a similar job.

A $50,000 Hellerman Communications subcontract shows how litigation PR hired through a law firm lands in the public FARA record. The filing chain, and six checks before you take a similar job.

The Canada foreign influence registry fines missed filings $250 to $1 million. See which PR work triggers a 14-day filing and how FITAA compares with FARA.

Japan led all countries in foreign lobbying in 2024 with $48.5M in FARA spending. See JETRO, the firms that work Congress for Tokyo and how Japan compares.

EPR's index to the Foreign Agents Registration Act: what the law requires, compliance, state Baby FARA laws, country lobbying maps for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and China, and case files.

Saudi Arabia reported at least 14,128 FARA political activities in 2022 and 2023, the most of any country. The firms, fees, PIF and LIV Golf lobbying, and disclosure gaps.

Qatar has paid 88 FARA-registered firms nearly $250M since 2016. See which firms are paid, who arranged the Tucker Carlson interview, and what the lobbying won.

Edelman, FleishmanHillard, Weber Shandwick, APCO, Ketchum, Hill+Knowlton, BCW, and Porter Novelli lead the field for oil and gas PR, with dedicated energy practices and standing crisis infrastructure.

Mercury retained by a Jerusalem think tank for $5,000 to push full U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations. The lead author already testified on Capitol Hill. FARA-registered, anonymously funded, and now in front of Congress.

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, founder of Shurat HaDin — Israel Law Center, has filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Justice Department demanding a national security investigation into the Hind Rajab Foundation — its funders, its foreign-principal ties, and its operations on U.S. soil.

The defended reputation map of Al Jazeera — Qatari ownership, the 2017 blockade, the 2021 thaw, the Gaza war coverage, the 2024 Israeli ban, the Washington FARA pressure, and how the answer engines fragment the brand by prompt.