We attended the Andean Summit in Colombia 23-24 October organized by the Canadian Institute. This conference brought together experts in anti-corruption compliance and white-collar crime investigations for engaging discussions. Our partner Sandra Orihuela was co-chair at the event. The program highlighted the fact that Latin American countries have been intensifying their efforts to abate corruption by […]
Yendo más allá de los alcances de la FCPA de los EE.UU. y de manera similar a la U.K. Bribery Act, Perú incorporó hoy a su legislación sanciones contra la corrupción en la esfera privada. El Decreto Legislativo No. 1385, publicado el 4 de setiembre de 2018, sancionará específicamente a accionistas, gerentes, directores, administradores, representantes […]
Founding partner Sandra Orihuela will be speaking at the 9th Anti-Corruption Compliance in High-Risk Markets Forum taking place on July 25-26, 2018 at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The program is dedicated to addressing the span of global anti-corruption challenges. Its panels explore solutions to the most common and less well known anti-bribery challenges […]
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 […]
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 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 Penalties. Penalties Individuals What penalties are available to the courts for violations of corruption laws by individuals? The Criminal Code punishes the active bribery of domestic public officials with: […]
Sandra Orihuela contributes to the Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru chapter of the Lexology Navigator, a comparative global Q&A guide. This section is about legal framework and authorities. Legal framework Authorities Which authorities are responsible for investigating bribery and corruption in your jurisdiction? The local authorities responsible for investigating bribery and corruption are: the Prosecutor´s […]
Sandra Orihuela contributes to the Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru chapter of the Lexology Navigator, a comparative global Q&A guide. Trends and climate Trends Have there been any recent changes in the enforcement of anti-corruption regulations? Peru has seen some important anti-corruption legal developments in 2016. Decree-Law 1243 (October 22 2016) modified the Criminal Code […]
