To close out 2021, enforcement authorities throughout the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. For 2022, we expect an uptick of anticorruption investigations as a...more
3/4/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
El Salvador ,
Enforcement ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Guatemala ,
Honduras ,
Latin America ,
OECD
DOJ Enforcement in Latin America Continues Despite Pandemic -
During the 3rd quarter, the Department of Justice made a number of high-profile arrests and concluded plea agreements in several cases related to Latin...more
11/24/2020
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Appeals ,
Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Embezzlement ,
Extradition ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Latin America ,
Mexico Supreme Court of Justice ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security Agency (NSA)
Significant Changes to FERC’s Rules for Market-Based Rate Sellers -
On July 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued two orders modifying its rules for sellers to obtain or retain authorization...more
The U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and their enforcement partners throughout Latin America remain focused on actively investigating corruption activities and bringing enforcement actions...more
7/1/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Brazil ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
FBI ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Latin America ,
Medical Devices ,
Mexico ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements