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News and Publications

Tercer Foro Económico & Compliance de Thomson Reuters
27
Apr
Events and conferences, News and Publications,

Tercer Foro Económico & Compliance de Thomson Reuters

Sandra Orihuela participó en el Foro Económico y de Compliance de Thomson Reuters “Perú: Retos y Agenda Económica 2018”. Su ponencia explicó el impacto económico que puede ocasionar la falta de cumplimiento corporativo, enfatizando los principales elementos de un programa de cumplimiento efectivo y adecuado bajo normativa EEUU, y mostrando como la legislación de varios países en la región han aceptado estos elementos bajo su propia normativa.
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Asociada Agnes Arbaiza contribuye en Semana Economica
18
Apr
Anti-corruption, News and Publications, Publications

Asociada Agnes Arbaiza contribuye en Semana Economica

Nuestra asociada colaboró en el artículo de Semana Económica titulado “Odebrecht: su situación legal no mejora en el Perú frente a la región.” El interesante articulo habla de porque no mejora la situación legal en el Perú de la empresa Odebrecht, a pesar de que su situación si parece estar cambiando en otros países de la región tras dos años de la condena de su ex-presidente. Lea el artículo en su totalidad en Semana…
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The long shadow of Odebrecht’s corruption
28
Mar
Anti-corruption, News and Publications,

The long shadow of Odebrecht’s corruption

For over a year, Brazilian federal police could not access the files on Marcelo Odebrecht’s notebook computer. They tried using the password from Marcelo’s cell phones, with no luck. Even Marcelo himself could not access the computer, as his password had been generated by two different electronic tokens that change combination with each access, and he no longer had the tokens following his arrest. When the investigators finally accessed Marcelo’s computer, the emails, spreadsheets…
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Podcast: FCPA enforcement action vs Odebrecht/Braskem
27
Mar
Anti-corruption, News and Publications, Publications,

Podcast: FCPA enforcement action vs Odebrecht/Braskem

In this podcast founding partner Sandra Orihuela and Gregory Paw (Pepper Hamilton) discuss the broader ramifications in South America and Latin America of the 2016 FCPA enforcement action against Brazilian companies Odebrecht/Braskem and compliance trends in these regions in the aftermath of the notable enforcement action. This podcast is part of the FCPA Professor series. Watch the podcast here.
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Amid Odebrecht fallout, Peru enacts world-class anti-bribery law.
10
Jan
Anti-corruption, Compliance and Governance, News and Publications,

Amid Odebrecht fallout, Peru enacts world-class anti-bribery law.

Peru welcomed the new year by enacting into force Law 30424, which introduces corporate criminal liability applicable to bribery. Peruvian law now recognizes the independent criminal liability of a legal person for local and foreign bribery, imposing sanctions ranging from fines, debarment from government contracting to dissolution of the legal entity. This is aligned with the U.S. standard of respondeat superior applicable to the FCPA and other offenses, in that corporate entities face criminal liability for…
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