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Why Secretary Clinton’s FCPA Remarks Are Notable
4.06.2012
On March 22nd, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking on behalf of the Obama administration, forcefully joined the debate on whether FCPA-related burdens should be reduced. In her remarks at Transparency International-USA’s Annual Integrity Award Dinner, where she accepted the award as an international leader in anti-corruption advocacy in government, business, and development assistance, […]
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“Bad Press is the Worst Sanction”
3.09.2012
In Latin America, a company’s reputation matters. At least that is what a recent survey concluded after gauging factors that motivate businesses to counter corruption. The survey, conducted by Germany’s Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance, reached out to business people, government officials, and civil society workers throughout the world to assess how incentives and sanctions affect […]
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Latin America is not a Country (Managing FCPA compliance when risks are diverse)
2.28.2012
I was recently asked to give a presentation on a webinar about common corruption risks in Latin America. My first reaction – impossible. As people in the region will sometimes tell you, “Latin America is not a country.” It is a massive region with more than half a billion people and 24 different nations represented. […]
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A Five-Part Answer to the Question “Isn’t the FCPA Bad for U.S. Business?”
1.31.2012
This weekend I attended a bachelor party near Yuma, Arizona. We canoed 40 miles down the Colorado River, the section of the river south of the Grand Canyon that separates California from Arizona. The group consisted of several young guys working in a variety of industries. One was back from two tours in Iraq. We […]
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The Mañana Syndrome? Mexico Delays Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
1.19.2012
Mexico recently received a poor bill of health with respect to fighting foreign bribery. A recent OECD Working Group report assessed the implementation of Mexico’s commitments under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and highlighted “deficiencies” and “shortcomings” in implementing the Convention’s requirements. While it acknowledged “some improvements to [Mexico’s] legislative framework for fighting bribery” and Mexico’s […]