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New Standards in Mexico for Gifts & Hospitality with Government Officials?
3.22.2019
Right out of the box, the new President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has made clear his administration will have little patience for hospitality dealings between the private sector and public officials. His pronouncements raise questions about how companies will conduct themselves going forward, since zero tolerance is not always easy to implement […]
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Corruption in Mexico 2019: An Interview with Dr. Jose Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez
2.11.2019
By Bill Dahl, an investigative journalist who has published this series regarding public health and environmental hazards in Jalisco, Mexico. The interview was conducted as part of his research. In December 2018, Mexico elected a new President: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (aka AMLO). Lopez-Obrador has stated routinely he intends to eradicate corruption in Mexico. According to […]
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AMLO’s Election and the Future of Mexico’s National Anti-Corruption System
7.30.2018
This is a guest post by Robert Clark, Manager of Legal Research, TRACE International, where he oversees a team of lawyers responsible for the production of analytical content. Mexico’s new president-elect, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has a wide range of tools to deploy in furtherance of his signature anti-corruption agenda. He has proposed enhancing governmental […]
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Important Aspects of Mexico’s National Anti-Corruption System – Part 2
3.30.2017
A prior post highlights five notable features of the new National Anti-Corruption System (SNA) in Mexico. This post discussed five more that could be particularly relevant to non-Mexican companies and individuals. Individual Liability Bolstered. The SNA establishes the General Law of Administrative Liabilities and amends the Federal Criminal Code in ways that bolster individual liability […]
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Important Aspects of Mexico’s National Anti-Corruption System – Part 1
3.27.2017
Adoption of the many components of Mexico’s new National Anti-Corruption System (the Sistema Nacional de Anti-Corrupción or “SNA”) is well underway. The Mexican Government amended the country’s Constitution on May 27, 2015, to allow for the SNA to move forward. President Peña Nieto signed into law new anti-corruption legislation on July 18, 2016, as part […]