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Carrots vs. Sticks: Corporate Compliance, Not Enforcement, Is Driving the Fight Against Corruption in Latin America

Corruption in Latin America remains widespread despite government efforts to curtail it, but businesses operating in the region are rising to the challenge. Data from a recent survey reveals that corporations are increasingly responding to elevated corruption risks and low levels of trust in state institutions by adopting sophisticated compliance strategies that mitigate risks and protect legitimate business operations.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Financial Firms Hit With Another $470M in 'Off-Channel' Communications Fines

The 3-year-old crackdown now has yielded more than $3 billion in penalties, and regulators show no signs of letting up.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Businesses Still Fuzzy About Corporate Transparency Act Compliance as Deadline Looms

The new law, aimed at curtailing corruption and money laundering, will force private companies to identify who owns them—information some had been keeping under wraps.
4 minute read

International Edition

A&O Shearman, Hogan Lovells to Defend £9.9 Billion Crypto Class Action

Lawyers for the claimants have accused six crypto exchanges of "colluding to delist BSV from their exchanges" in 2019.
2 minute read

International Edition

How Afriwise is Using AI to Tackle Africa's Compliance Bottleneck

Afriwise, the African legal platform that acquired AI-based legal software developer Pythagoria in 2023, is deploying AI and their own legal database to build a compliance toolbox.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'This Is Not Science Fiction': Inside Legal Departments That Parlayed AI Experimentation Into Real ROI

"The more you procrastinate, the more you're hesitant, the bigger the opportunity cost of not essentially moving the needle," said Murtuza Vohra, managing director of legal consulting firm Morae Global.
5 minute read

International Edition

Chiquita Verdict: A Wake-Up Call for Multinationals in High-Risk Areas

The banana grower was found liable for murders by a group that it paid protection fees to in Colombia, stirring questions about ethics, compliance and self-reporting.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Stephen Reynolds: A Full-Circle Career Back to Day Pitney

"Steve has never been afraid to step out of a comfortable role," recently retired The Hartford general counsel David Robinson said.
5 minute read

International Edition

What Is Driving the Demand for Competition Specialists in Africa?

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and other major African hubs now have active competition regulators, and client demand for legal advice has driven law firms to create stand-alone competition practices that did not exist 10 years ago.
7 minute read

International Edition

Dechert Used FBI 'for Improper Purposes', Alleged Hacking Victim Claims

In February, Azima accepted Dechert's offer to settle the portion of their dispute playing out in London without any admission of the firm's liability, which involved £3 million in damages and likely many million more in costs.
2 minute read

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