Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption and Internal Investigations Practice Group’s Podcast, All Things Investigations. In this podcast, host Tom Fox and Diego Duran and Salim Saud of the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group highlight some of the key legal issues involved in white collar and other investigations, both domestically and internationally.
Diego Duran is a Hughes Hubbard partner and criminal defense attorney licensed to practice in some parts of the US and Mexico, where he spent several years working for one of its top boutique law firms. Salim Saud is an attorney and partner based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at Saud Advogados, in association with Hughes Hubbard. He specializes in anti-corruption and is also the coordinator of the Anti-Corruption Compliance practice at FGV.
Key areas we discuss on this podcast are:
- The Mexican administration’s approach to anti-corruption investigation and enforcement.
- Corporate criminal liability is a fairly recent concept in Mexican law.
- Mexico’s National Digital Platform is anticipated to be a centralized database designed to host and process information about federal and state officials.
- Brazil has two systems for anti-corruption enforcement; one is led by the CGU and AGU, and the other is led by the NPF.
- Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian anti-bribery and anti-corruption investigation and enforcement efforts.
- Highlights of Brazil’s recent regulations surrounding their anti-corruption law, the Clean Companies Act.
Resources
Hughes Hubbard & Reed website
Diego Duran on LinkedIn
Salim Saud on LinkedIn
