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Reflections on Week of Compliance in Brazil
6.06.2018
This guest post was written by Tom Fox, known as the Compliance Evangelist. It has been cross-posted from the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. I have finished up my week in Brazil and I wanted to end this week’s Brazil focused blog posts with some final thoughts and observations on the country’s burgeoning compliance scene. […]
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Third-Party Due Diligence—Not Just a One Time Thing
4.11.2018
This post was authored by Leah Moushey, an Associate at Miller & Chevalier Chartered. It is no secret that a company can be held liable under the FCPA for misconduct carried out by third parties. Indeed, the majority of corporate resolutions involve the participation of agents, consultants, distributors, lawyers, accountants, or other third-party intermediaries. Under […]
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Peru Introduces Corporate Liability for Corruption Offenses with a Compliance Program Defense
4.02.2018
This article was originally published in Miller & Chevalier’s FCPA Winter Review 2018. On January 1, 2018, Peruvian Law 30424 went into effect, introducing corporate liability for existing criminal offenses related to corruption, money laundering, and terrorist financing. The law was originally scheduled to take effect in July 2017, but Legislative Decree 1352, adopted on […]
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Argentina Introduces Corporate Liability and Compliance Standards in New Anti-Corruption Law
3.06.2018
This article was originally published in Miller & Chevalier’s FCPA Winter Review 2018. On December 1, 2017, Argentina introduced Law 27.401, amending certain corruption-related provisions already in the Criminal Code and establishing corporate criminal liability for certain corruption offenses, alongside broad vicarious liability provisions and significant potential penalties. The new law, which takes effect on […]
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New Argentine Law on Corporate Liability and Compliance Programs for Certain Corruption Cases
12.04.2017
This guest post is from Gustavo Morales and Pedro Serrano, partners at the Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, law firm in Argentina. A new Argentine anti-corruption law was approved by Congress on November 8, 2017 and becomes enforceable 90 days after being promulgated by the President and published in the Official Gazette. Its five key aspects […]