With the steady increase of global regulation and enforcement across all industries in today’s commercial world, the conduct by companies of independent and credible internal investigations is swiftly being recognised as a standalone area of expertise
It is our pleasure to present the first edition of Baker McKenzie’s Global Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws Handbook…
The PACMA is a group of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental care projects, works and actions, to…
In a noteworthy trend picked-up by Trace International’s Global Enforcement Report, in 2014 non-U.S. enforcement actions concerning bribery of foreign officials outpaced U.S. enforcement actions for the first time. The widely held perception has been that only the United States enforces its anticorruption laws. The recently released report indicates enforcement by…
We asked Mini vandePol (Head of the Baker & McKenzie Global and Asia-Pacific Compliance Practice Group) and Joanna Ludlam…
We rarely think about emergencies before they arrive on our doorstep. Yet, the recent civil unrest in Baltimore…
Effectively managing corporate compliance efforts in today’s regulatory environment–preventing corporate officers and employee from engaging in illegal practices, while also addressing a wide array of other compliance and risk management concerns–presents a major challenge to multinational companies with extended enterprises. Although enforcement guidelines around the world vary in length, tone…
On February 24, 2015, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit published in the Federal Official Gazette the…
Various countries and their compliance-enforcing agencies request that companies have “adequate” compliance programs and organizations. But what does…
The Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Transactions with Funds from Illegal Sources is now just over two years old. The authorities of the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) and the Tax Administration Service (SAT) have partnered with entities and individuals covered by the Law. The UIF hopes to…