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Hogan Lovells

Brazil – a new ally for the enforcement avengers? Brazil collaborating with China on anti-corruption enforcement

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At a legal industry event on 9 April 2025, Marcelo Pontes Vianna, the head of the secretariat for private integrity of Brazil's Office of the Comptroller General (CGU), the national antibribery agency, highlighted Brazil's...more

The Volkov Law Group

Trafigura’s Bribery Scheme: Clandestine Meetings, 3rd Parties and Shell Companies (Part II of III)

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Trafigura’s bribery scheme resembles the same schemes implemented by its significant competitors — Vitol, Glencore, Gunvor.  At the core of the conduct, Petrobras and Brazilian government officials collected bribes in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Trafigura FCPA Enforcement Action – Part 4 – Lessons Learned

We conclude our exploration of the resolution of the FCPA enforcement action involving the Swiss trading firm G Trafigura Beheer B.V. (Trafigura), an international commodity trading company with its primary operations in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Trafigura FCPA Enforcement Action-Part 3-The Penalty

We continue our exploration of the resolution of the FCPA enforcement action involving the Swiss trading firm trading firm G Trafigura Beheer B.V. (Trafigura), an international commodity trading company with its primary...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] The Brazil Summit on Anti-Corruption, Integrity & ESG - May 22nd - 23rd, São Paulo, Brazil

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 14th Annual Summit on Anti-Corruption, Integrity & ESG returns to Brazil for another groundbreaking year to discuss the current high-stakes dilemmas impacting your organization....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 12th Summit on Anti-Corruption Brazil - May 24th - 25th, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 12th Summit on Anti-Corruption Brazil returns for another exciting year with a newly revamped, truly interactive networking and benchmarking experience. In addition to critical...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Anti-Corruption Brazil – FCPA Compliance and Enforcement in Brazil: DOJ and SEC Alumni Provide Critical Updates and the...

American Conference Institute’s expert faculty of DOJ and SEC alumni will update you with the most recent developments and risk factors confronting industry in Brazil and will lay out practical takeaways for satisfying the...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 11th Summit on Anti-Corruption Brazil - May 25th - 26th, São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil

Brazil’s Anti-Corruption and Compliance Community Will Gather for Large, 1:1 and Smaller-Group Discussion! As the longest-standing anti-corruption and compliance gathering in Brazil, Summit on Anti-Corruption Brazil is...more

WilmerHale

Análisis Anual sobre Prácticas Anticorrupción en América Latina: Desarrollos del 2021 y Predicciones para el 2022

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Aunque la cantidad de casos relacionados con la Ley de Prácticas Corruptas en el Extranjero (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FCPA) resueltos públicamente en el año 2021 fue relativamente baja en comparación con los años...more

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Latin America Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2021 Developments and Predictions for 2022

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Although the number of publicly resolved Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases in 2021 was relatively low compared to prior years, enforcement actions related to Latin America played a particularly prominent role. Many...more

The Volkov Law Group

A Deep Dive into WPP’s Bribery Schemes in India, China, Brazil and Peru (Part II of III)

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The SEC’s FCPA settlement with WPP for over $19.2 million provides a variety of bribery schemes in several high-risk venues. The schemes are instructive because they remind anti-corruption compliance professionals of the...more

King & Spalding

Q2 2021: Latin America Enforcement Review

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This summary is part of our regular reporting of trends and developments related to investigations and enforcement activity into fraud, corruption, and other misconduct by authorities in the United States and the Americas and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Lessons Learned: Foster Wheeler FCPA Settlement Underscores Danger of Third-Party Risks (Part III of III)

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We all know and hear about third-party risks – over and over again. Despite this recurring theme, organizations continue to pay the price for failing to address third-party issues.  It does not take a rocket scientist to...more

The Volkov Law Group

Foster Wheeler FCPA Action: Dancing with the Devil – Risky Third Parties (Part II of III)

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FCPA settlement actions often underscore specific compliance risks for legal and compliance professionals. If there ever was a case where third-party risks were bungled, and even intentionally embraced, the Foster Wheeler...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ and SEC Announce First Corporate FCPA Settlement for 2021: Amec Foster Wheeler, a Wood Group Subsidiary, Agrees to Pay over...

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The Justice Department and the Securities Exchange Commission are back in business.  The first corporate FCPA enforcement action in 2021 came after a six-month hiatus in 2021.  While many commentators sought to read the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

DOJ Casts the FCPA Spotlight on Brazil-Related Enforcement

On May 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed an indictment charging two Austrian citizens, Peter Weinzierl (“Weinzierl”) and Alexander Waldstein (“Waldstein”), for their roles in a scheme to launder...more

King & Spalding

Q1 2021: Latin American Enforcement Review

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Enforcement authorities throughout the Americas continued investigations of fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. Below are some of the highlights of the last quarter. ...more

WilmerHale

Latin America Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2020 Developments and Predictions for 2021 (Spanish version)

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A pesar de los impactos de la pandemia del COVID-19, 2020 fue un año activo no solo para la aplicación de la Ley de Prácticas Corruptas Extranjeras (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FCPA), sino también para la lucha contra la...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments For February 2021

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

King & Spalding

Tokyo Dispute Resolution & Crisis Management Newsletter - February 2021 - U.S. & Americas Enforcement Review 2020

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As 2020 drew to a close, enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. In this newsletter, we highlight some...more

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Q4 2020: Latin America Enforcement Review

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As 2020 drew to a close, enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. Below, we highlight some developments from...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

J&F – The SEC Order

Today, I continue a multi-part exploration of one world’s largest anti-corruption enforcement actions, the J&F Investimentos SA (J&F) matter. It involved huge fines and penalties in both Brazil and the United States. Of...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ FCPA Settlement: J&F Investmentos’ Bribery Schemes (Part II of V)

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J&F’s Investmentos bribery scheme was pervasive and was coordinated with a senior Brazilian Finance minister and orchestrated through the use of United States banking.  The Brazilian official appears to be Guido Mantega, who...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

J&F – The Bribery Schemes

Last week, I began a multi-part exploration of one world’s largest anti-corruption enforcement actions, the J&F Investimentos SA (J&F) matter. It involved huge fines and penalties in both Brazil and the United States. Of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

HorrorFest 2020 Celebration: The Revenge of Frankenstein and the J&F FCPA Resolution

In this third edition of October HorrorFest 2020 celebration we consider the first Hammer film sequel (and second in the series) – The Revenge of Frankenstein which was released in 1958. It begins as the Curse of Frankenstein...more

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