In September 2017, Sandra Orihuela contributed to Lexology with an analysis of the law and regulation on Anti-Corruption and Bribery in Peru. 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 […]
Our founding partner Sandra Orihuela participated in the above forum held at the OECD Paris headquarters on March 2017 where government ministers, business leaders and civil society representatives discussed issues including the cost to society of corruption, the use of political donations to buy influence, developments in corporate liability for graft, and the role of […]
This article provides a legal analysis of the most important anti-corruption developments affecting the mining industry in Latin America. See the PDF version or read the article in full below. —– Despite a slowdown in the global mining industry, Latin America remains a key destination for mining investment, because of the sizeable wealth of its mineral resources, […]
Transparency International’s 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index highlights that the majority of countries are making little or no progress in ending corruption. For 2017, the index found that more than two-thirds of countries score below 50, using a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
Amount awarded by the SEC to whistleblowers since the inception of the agency’s whistleblower program in 2011. Enforcement actions from whistleblower tips have resulted in more than $1 billion in financial remedies.
