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FCPA Compliance with Community Donations in Latin America
4.30.2019
To give back to local communities in Latin America, companies operating in the region often make charitable donations, sometimes at significant levels. Building a school, funding a health clinic, or providing technical expertise reflect good corporate social responsibility. When doing business near severely underprivileged populations, social projects can also mean the difference between continued operations […]
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New Book Published for FCPA Compliance Practitioners
12.30.2016
A new book published recently in the United States is an excellent tool for FCPA compliance practitioners doing work in Latin America. The book, entitled The FCPA in Latin America: Common Corruption Risks and Effective Compliance Strategies for the Region, was written by Matt Ellis, who has extensive experience in international anti-corruption compliance and enforcement, […]
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Multi-Party Conspiracies in Central America: The Latest FCPA Case
8.24.2015
On August 12, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Vicente Eduardo Garcia, a former executive of the software and technology solutions company SAP International, pled guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy to violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). Mr. Garcia also consented to a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and […]
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Corruption Scandals in … Chile?
6.26.2015
Unlike many Latin American countries, Chile is known not for bribery scandals, but instead for low corruption risk. In Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, the country is consistently ranked year after year on par with the United States for perceived lack of corruption. But even in a country as clean as Chile, corruption risk can […]
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Bridging Compliance under the FCPA and the BCCA
4.28.2015
This guest post is from Eloy Rizzo, a senior attorney with the law firm KLA – Koury Lopes Advogados in São Paulo, Brazil. Mr. Rizzo focuses on anti-corruption and compliance issues, as well as on complex litigation. Mr. Rizzo currently interns at Miller & Chevalier’s anticorruption team in Washington, DC. On March 18, 2015, President […]