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Latin America’s Top Anti-Corruption Stories of 2013
1.21.2014
[Editor’s Note: FCPAméricas previously highlighted 2013’s top FCPA stories here.] It is the time of year when FCPA practitioners reflect on the year just past and work to filter the signal from the noise. FCPAméricas covered many different Latin American anti-corruption stories over the last twelve months. In my estimation, the following stories are those most […]
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Corporations on the Hook in Latin America
12.12.2013
A common feature of Latin American legal systems is that they grant authorities a limited ability to sanction corporations. If you are a corporation, this may sound like good news. But as the OECD’s Director of Legal Affairs Nicola Bonucci said at an ABA event in Washington, D.C. recently, it creates a “big loophole” in […]
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How Latin American Countries Define “Public Official”
10.17.2013
Under the FCPA, the meaning of “public official” is important to determining whether or not a specific payment is prohibited. This is because the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA only apply to public bribery, that is, bribes paid to public officials of non-U.S. countries. The analysis is often linked to a determination of whether an […]
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FCPA RISKS: FCPAméricas Most Popular Posts Offered in Spanish and Portuguese
9.05.2013
Going forward, FCPAméricas will regularly offer its new posts in Spanish and Portuguese. As part of the revamped site, we have also gone back and translated some of the most popular posts from our archives. We invite you to visit the following posts about FCPA risks: Latin America is not a Country (Managing FCPA compliance […]
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Colombia Now Subject to OECD Anti-Bribery Working Group Review (and what this means)
2.07.2013
Colombia joined the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention on January 19, 2013. This should have significant effects on the country. Just ask Mexico, Brazil, the UK, and Canada. These countries, and others, have been inspired to improve their foreign bribery laws due to, more than anything, the periodic compliance reviews conducted by the OECD Working Group on […]