Corruption, Crime & Compliance - Episode 208 - A Deep Dive into the WPP FCPA SEC Settlement
One of the primary concerns for an organization that wants to start conducting business in a new country must be the laws of the specific country. Employment regulations vary widely from country to country and may be so...more
Digital platforms and other information intermediaries, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter have shaped and transformed the way we communicate, connect, and do business. Just before the turn of the 21st...more
The Situation: The front-runner in Peru’s Presidential run-off election, Pedro Castillo, has vowed to extract substantially more in payments from mining companies, renegotiate tax stabilization agreements, or potentially even...more
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
Despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was an active year for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement - and anti-corruption enforcement more generally. Enforcement actions related to Latin America played...more
With a total of 54 cases filed, 2020 was a record year for cases filed under the ICSID Convention, and with a total of 72 treaty-based cases, an important year in general for Investor-State Arbitration. ...more
ARGENTINA - A. Are employer mandatory screenings and medical evaluations enforceable in your jurisdiction? The rule is that employers cannot require employees to submit to mandatory screenings and medical evaluations,...more
We provide a summary of the legal landscape concerning reductions in force in the following jurisdictions: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay. ...more
Recent developments regarding immigration across the globe include changes to temporary and permanent resident application procedures in Canada, an increase in the minimum salary for S Pass applicants in Singapore, and the...more
In the fourth quarter of 2019, U.S. enforcement authorities sustained efforts to prosecute individuals violating U.S. anticorruption laws in matters related to Latin America, while authorities in Latin America, including in...more
Enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continue to aggressively investigate fraud and corruption across the region in the third quarter of 2019. Below, we highlight some recent developments and...more
Littler’s International Employment Law Practice Group includes experienced practitioners who help employers tackle local and multinational legal issues across borders. Here we shine a light on pivotal legal developments in...more
NAFTA’s Future Looks Increasingly Uncertain - The United States, Mexico and Canada have now completed the fifth round of negotiations concerning the renegotiation of NAFTA, and the future of the treaty is looking...more
Durante el mes de abril destacan los siguientes temas: Comercio, Acceso, Propiedad Intelectual, Competencia Económica, Arbitraje...more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from December 16, 2016 – January 15, 2017. Greetings! While there was some slowdown in regulatory activity towards the end of the year, as usual, there were also some fairly...more
El 17 de mayo de 2016, el Diario Oficial de la Federación publicó una reforma a los Lineamientos para trámites y procedimientos migratorios, la cual permitirá a los residentes de Colombia, Chile y Perú internarse a México...more
On May 17, 2016, the Mexican government announced amendments to the country's immigration regulations (“Lineamientos para trámites y procedimiento migratorios”), allowing residents of Colombia, Chile and Peru to be admitted...more
The Obama administration released the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, on November 5, kicking off a 90-day window for congressional review. The TPP would arguably be the largest free trade...more