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Six Compliance Lessons from the 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey (Part 3: Take-Aways for the Compliance Officer)
9.27.2012
The following article by FCPA attorneys James Tillen of Miller & Chevalier Chartered and Matteson Ellis of Matteson Ellis Law PLLC was originally published in the widely-read FCPA Report on September 5, 2012. It is republished below with the publication’s permission. Part 1 discusses subtle signs of improvement in the compliance environment. Part 2 discusses compliance program benchmarking. And Part 3 (below) discusses take-aways for the compliance officer.
Overall, the 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey suggests that corruption risks in Latin America are dynamic. Companies and their compliance officers must take into account the nature of specific and evolving risks in the locations in which they operate when building their compliance strategies... Read more
Six Compliance Lessons from the 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey (Part 2: Compliance Program Benchmarking)
9.26.2012
The following article by FCPA attorneys James Tillen of Miller & Chevalier Chartered and Matteson Ellis of Matteson Ellis Law PLLC was originally published in the widely-read FCPA Report on September 5, 2012. It is republished below with the publication’s permission. Part 1 discusses subtle signs of improvement in the compliance environment. Part 2 (below) discusses compliance program benchmarking. And Part 3 discusses take-aways for the compliance officer.
The 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey results signal a notable increase in the prevalence of compliance programs at companies working in the region. Ninety-five percent (95%) of respondents from publicly listed companies say their company management has taken st... Read more
Six Compliance Lessons from the 2012 Latin America Corruption Survey (Part 1: Subtle Signs of Improvement in the Compliance Environment)
9.25.2012
The following article by FCPA attorneys James Tillen of Miller & Chevalier Chartered and Matteson Ellis of Matteson Ellis Law PLLC was originally published in the widely-read FCPA Report on September 5, 2012. It is republished below with the publication’s permission. Part 1 (below) discusses subtle signs of improvement in the compliance environment. Part 2 discusses compliance program benchmarking. And Part 3 discusses take-aways for the compliance officer.
A recent survey of companies spanning 14 countries throughout the Americas, organized by our U.S. law firms Miller & Chevalier Chartered and Matteson Ellis Law PLLC along with 12 Latin American law firms, provides insight into corruption issues in the region. Four hundred and thir... Read more
