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WhatsApp and FCPA Compliance
4.26.2019
Perhaps in no region in the world is WhatsApp used more frequently than in Latin America. From Mexico to Patagonia, people rely on the application constantly for both personal and professional use. With this new medium of communication, companies operating in Latin America are learning that their approaches to the use of WhatsApp and other […]
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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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Guatemala Decides Not to Renew CICIG Mandate
11.08.2018
This guest post is from Jose Quiñones, Partner at Qil+4 Abogados in Guatemala. Concern has been raised by the Guatemalan compliance community regarding the decision by the Guatemalan President not to renew the UN International Commission Against Impunity (CiCiG) and the subsequent prohibition for the current commissioner to return to Guatemala (shortly after he left […]
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OFAC Gives Guidance to Owners of PDVSA 2020 Bonds
8.03.2018
The following is a guest post from Timothy O’Toole and Brian Fleming, Members at Miller & Chevalier Chartered. The post has not been translated into Spanish or Portuguese. In the Fall of 2016, Venezuela’s state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), attempted to ease its short-term debt payment crunch by offering to swap $7.1 […]