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Michael Volkov highlights three sanctions-related enforcement actions all breaking in the last six weeks – and two of which involved ...

The Helms-Burton Act: Maintaining Compliance with U.S. Regulations and Sanctions

by Michael Carter and Drew Marrocco

June 25, 2019

The Trump administration’s policies toward Cuba have recently shifted, creating some urgency for U.S. firms that do business with the ...

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The FCPA Compliance Challenges in Using WhatsApp and How Companies Can Address Them

by Matteson Ellis

May 13, 2019

Matteson Ellis describes what a compliance policy for ephemeral communications should look like – a concern for Latin American countries ...

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10 Lessons from Operation Car Wash

by Andy Webb-Vidal

April 3, 2018

The State of Corruption Risk in Latin America The biggest-ever corruption and bribery investigation in Latin America has seen scores ...

Growing FCPA Awareness in Latin America

by Matteson Ellis

January 10, 2017

Despite the occasional high-profile FCPA investigation, we’ve seen an overall downward trend in FCPA violations. This could be attributable largely ...

The FCPA in Latin America: Common Corruption Risks and Effective Compliance Strategies for the Region

by Corporate Compliance Insights

November 28, 2016

Latin America is experiencing a historic anti-corruption wave as governments in the region bolster their local anti-corruption laws, prosecutors courageously ...

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Internal Investigations on the Rise in Latin America

by Matteson Ellis

June 13, 2016

Latin America is experiencing a significant rise in the number of internal investigations at large corporations, an increase that is ...

Latin America’s Top 4 Anti-Corruption Compliance Mistakes

by Matteson Ellis

January 29, 2016

With focus on compliance in Latin America on the rise, there has also been a steady increase in the compliance ...

Multi-Party Conspiracies in Central America: The Latest FCPA Case

by Matteson Ellis

August 28, 2015

The recent FCPA investigation and enforcement action against Vicente Eduardo Garcia, a former executive at SAP International, revealed an individual ...

Corruption Scandals in…Chile?

by Matteson Ellis

July 6, 2015

Chile has historically ranked among the least corrupt countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, but past performance isn't always ...