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Six Compliance Lessons from the 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey (Part 3: Take-Aways for the Compliance Officer)
9.27.2012
The following article by FCPA attorneys James Tillen of Miller & Chevalier Chartered and Matteson Ellis of Matteson Ellis Law PLLC was originally published in the widely-read FCPA Report on September 5, 2012. It is republished below with the publication’s permission. Part 1 discusses subtle signs of improvement in the compliance environment. Part 2 discusses compliance program benchmarking. And […]
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Six Compliance Lessons from the 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey (Part 2: Compliance Program Benchmarking)
9.26.2012
The following article by FCPA attorneys James Tillen of Miller & Chevalier Chartered and Matteson Ellis of Matteson Ellis Law PLLC was originally published in the widely-read FCPA Report on September 5, 2012. It is republished below with the publication’s permission. Part 1 discusses subtle signs of improvement in the compliance environment. Part 2 (below) discusses compliance […]
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Six Compliance Lessons from the 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey (Part 1: Subtle Signs of Improvement in the Compliance Environment)
9.25.2012
The following article by FCPA attorneys James Tillen of Miller & Chevalier Chartered and Matteson Ellis of Matteson Ellis Law PLLC was originally published in the widely-read FCPA Report on September 5, 2012. It is republished below with the publication’s permission. Part 1 (below) discusses subtle signs of improvement in the compliance environment. Part 2 […]
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A National Anti-Corruption Commission in Mexico? What to Make of the President-Elect’s Proposal
9.14.2012
A new President’s first proposal matters. It sets the tone and send a message to citizens and markets. It signals priorities, which means the proposal usually has a better chance of becoming law than those put forth when few are paying attention. In Mexico, the President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto just announced his first set of […]
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Behind the “Pantalla”: Common Corruption Risks in Mexico
8.15.2012
As William Finnegan wrote recently in an illuminating New Yorker article, “in Mexico, it is often impossible to know who is behind something.” This is an important reminder for FCPA compliance officers. It is often a challenge to know what is going on in your foreign operations. Due diligence, trainings, audits, and risk assessments are […]