Feb. 10, 2025 – Despite the recent executive order issued by the Trump administration which temporarily pauses the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days while reviewing existing and new investigations, it would be premature to assume that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will cease pursuing companies in violation of the […]
Leaked calls reveal systemic corruption in Peru’s judiciary, sparking flurry of resignations By Rebecca Tan July 20, 2018 A set of secretly recorded phone conversations between high-court officials in Peru has revealed widespread corruption in the judicial system’s top ranks, sparking a flurry of dramatic resignations this past week. The conversations feature five main officials […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Sandra Orihuela contributes to the Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru chapter of the Lexology Navigator, a comparative global Q&A guide. This is the section related to Whistleblowing. Whistleblowing and self-reporting Whistleblowing Are whistleblowers protected in your jurisdiction? No, no specific legislation protects whistleblowers. Self-reporting Is it common for leniency to be shown to organisations that […]
Sandra Orihuela es entrevistada por Graña y Montero sobre la importancia y objetivos de un buen gobierno corporativo para supervisar el cumplimiento de prácticas anticorrupción y garantizar una correcta evaluación de riesgos en las diferentes actividades de una empresa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=gwJig-9IiUs
Mencion de Orihuela abogados en un articulo de Ingrid Rojas Rosales para la revista legal LexLatin. Lea el articulo completo aqui
