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Colombia Ramps Up Enforcement of Transnational Bribery Law

Recent announcements in Colombia indicate that the country is taking seriously its new transnational bribery law. Colombia’s Superintendent for Corporate Entities (“Supersociedades”), the local enforcement body for the new law, sanctioned its first company for a foreign bribery offense involving Ecuador, applying a penalty of about US$1.8 million. Local press reports that Supersociedades also fined […]

Author: Matteson Ellis

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Miller & Chevalier Releases Results of 2016 Latin America Corruption Survey

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 […]

Author: Matteson Ellis

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Corruption and Compliance in Ecuador: An Interview with Local Lawyer Bruce Horowitz

FCPAméricas recently interviewed Bruce Horowitz, a lawyer in Ecuador who conducts considerable anti-corruption compliance work and understands the local terrain. Mr. Horowitz has served as Co-Chair of the ABA’s Anti-Corruption Committee and is currently launching the Center for the Study of Bribery and Extortion Situations in Ecuador. The interview can be heard here:   In […]

Author: Matteson Ellis

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How Latin American Countries Define “Public Official”

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 […]

Author: Matteson Ellis

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The Changing Role of the General Counsel … in Latin America?

A recent Harvard Business Review article entitled “The Rise of the General Counsel” discusses how the role, status, and importance of a company’s general counsel has changed in the United States. It calls this “one of the most important developments of the last 25 years.” The article discusses how the GC is now a core […]

Author: Matteson Ellis

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