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Alston & Bird, LLP

Overview

FARA Registration Number
5549
Registrant Status
Terminated, registered April 1, 2003, terminated October 14, 2020
Location on File
Washington, DC
Middle East Principals
0 active, 3 all years (Israel, United Arab Emirates)
Principals from Other Countries
9 in the foreign principals file, all years

Source: DOJ FARA bulk data, foreign principals and registrants files, pulled October 6, 2026. Active means no termination date for the principal and an active registrant.

Middle East Principals

Mer Security and Communication Systems, Ltd.IsraelEndedMay 10, 2017July 31, 2017
Ministry of Finance & Industry, United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesEndedAugust 23, 2006June 30, 2007
Ministry of Finance & Industry, United Arab Emirates I . @@United Arab EmiratesEnded

Source: DOJ FARA bulk data, foreign principals and registrants files, pulled October 6, 2026. Active means no termination date for the principal and an active registrant.

Filings for Middle East Principals

Source: DOJ FARA bulk data, registrant documents file, pulled October 6, 2026. Counts cover principal-level documents (Exhibit AB, informational materials, dissemination reports, Exhibits C and D), the only DOJ document types tagged with a country.

Registrant-Wide Filings

Registration statements, supplemental statements, amendments and short-form statements cover all of a registrant's clients. Listed here: the 13 dated while a Middle East principal was registered with this registrant (of 95 in DOJ data).

July 31, 2017Short-Form
July 31, 2017Amendment
May 30, 2017Supplemental Statement
May 12, 2017Short-Form
May 10, 2017Short-Form
May 10, 2017Short-Form
May 10, 2017Short-Form
May 10, 2017Short-Form
May 2, 2007Conflict Provision
May 2, 2007Short-Form (paper record, DOJ FARA Public Office)
April 23, 2007Amendment
December 1, 2006Supplemental Statement
August 23, 2006Short-Form (paper record, DOJ FARA Public Office)

Source: DOJ FARA bulk data, registrant documents file, pulled October 6, 2026. DOJ does not tag these document types with a country.