FCPAméricas Blog
Archive for Costa Rica category:
Costa Rica Adopts the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
6.07.2017
This a guest post from Juan Carlos Tristan, an attorney at BLP Legal in Costa Rica. On May 10, 2017, the Costa Rican Congress approved the country’s adoption of the “Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions” (the “OECD Anti-Bribery Convention”). This decision undoubtedly represents a significant […]
Comments | 
Print This Post
| | Read more...
Costa Rica Strengthens its International Bribery Laws
10.20.2016
This guest post is by Juan Carlos Tristan, a lawyer at BLP law firm in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has intensified its regulatory policies regarding transnational bribery. On July 21st, the Costa Rican Congress approved the Reform Bill amending the “Transnational Bribery Criminal Offense”, codified in Article 55 of the Anti-Corruption and Illicit Enrichment Law. […]
Comments | Print This Post
| | Read more...
FCPAméricas Interviews The Chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery
8.25.2016
Drago Kos, the Chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery, leads the Group in its monitoring and evaluation of the laws implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention by its Parties. He recently told FCPAméricas what to expect about the Phase 4 Evaluation (previous phases are discussed here), where Latin America fits in the fight of […]
Comments | Print This Post
| | Read more...
Miller & Chevalier Releases Results of 2016 Latin America Corruption Survey
8.08.2016
Despite more than three-quarters of businesspeople indicating that their country’s anti-corruption laws are ineffective, the 2016 Latin America Corruption Survey released by Miller & Chevalier Chartered and 13 partner firms shows marked signs of regionwide improvement in corporate compliance measures. In April and May 2016, Miller & Chevalier and 13 Latin American partner firms distributed […]
Comments | Print This Post
| | Read more...
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 […]