Tag: 2020 Latin American Corruption Survey

Welcome to a special five-part podcast series where I take a deep dive into the Miller & Chevalier Chartered Latin American Corruption Survey. Over this five-part series I will visit with firm lawyers James Tillen, Matt Ellis, Alexandra Almonte and Greg Bates. Miller & Chevalier and 14 partner firms have tracked perspectives on anti-corruption issues in the region since 2008. It is the most comprehensive survey on the perception of corruption in Latin America.
This year, 54 percent of survey respondents said corruption is a significant obstacle to doing business – up 10 percent since 2012 – while only 45 percent of respondents believe offenders are likely to be prosecuted, down from 66 percent in 2008. Despite Latin America’s anti-corruption progress over the last decade this new survey data reveals corruption risk to be at an all-time high across the region.
In this Episode 5, I am joined by James Tillen and Matt Ellis to take a retrospective look back over the 12 years of Miller & Chevalier’s Latin American Corruption Survey. Some of the highlights include:

• How have the perceptions of corruption changed in the region over the past 10 years?
• What have been the changes in anti-corruption laws in the region over the past 10 years?
• What has been the progression of views on corruption related risks to specific countries over the past 10 years?
• Miller has 14 partner firms from the region involved in the Survey and we discuss their crucial role in obtaining actionable data.

For more information on the Miller & Chevalier Chartered 2020 Latin American Corruption Survey, click here. The Survey is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Welcome to a special five-part podcast series where I take a deep dive into the Miller & Chevalier Chartered Latin American Corruption Survey. Over this five-part series I will visit with firm lawyers James Tillen, Matt Ellis, Alexandra Almonte and Greg Bates. Miller & Chevalier and 14 partner firms have tracked perspectives on anti-corruption issues in the region since 2008. It is the most comprehensive survey on the perception of corruption in Latin America.
This year, 54 percent of survey respondents said corruption is a significant obstacle to doing business – up 10 percent since 2012 – while only 45 percent of respondents believe offenders are likely to be prosecuted, down from 66 percent in 2008. Despite Latin America’s anti-corruption progress over the last decade this new survey data reveals corruption risk to be at an all-time high across the region.
In this Episode 4, I visit with firm Counsel Greg Bates and we explore some of the Survey’s data on compliance program design and implementation. Some of the highlights include:

• What does the Survey data mean for in-house compliance officers?
• What trends does the Survey indicate vis-à-vis compliance program data?
• The Survey had almost 1000 respondents, with a mix of representatives from multinational, local/regional, and public and private companies. Do you see different levels of importance of ABAC compliance programming based on the type of company that responded?
• What other efforts to manage bribery and corruption risks are you seeing in the Survey data?
• The Survey was conducted just before Coronavirus hit Latin America. Looking into your crystal ball, how do you think COVID-19 will impact compliance programming in the region?

Join us in our final episode where I am joined by James Tillen and Matt Ellis to take a retrospective look back over the 12 years of Miller & Chevalier’s Latin American Corruption Survey.
For more information on the Miller & Chevalier Chartered 2020 Latin American Corruption Survey, click here. The Survey is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Welcome to a special five-part podcast series where I take a deep dive into the Miller & Chevalier Chartered Latin American Corruption Survey. Over this five-part series I will visit with firm lawyers James Tillen, Matt Ellis, Alexandra Almonte and Greg Bates. Miller & Chevalier and 14 partner firms have tracked perspectives on anti-corruption issues in the region since 2008. It is the most comprehensive survey on the perception of corruption in Latin America.
This year, 54 percent of survey respondents said corruption is a significant obstacle to doing business – up 10 percent since 2012 – while only 45 percent of respondents believe offenders are likely to be prosecuted, down from 66 percent in 2008. Despite Latin America’s anti-corruption progress over the last decade this new survey data reveals corruption risk to be at an all-time high across the region.
In this Episode 3, I visit with firm Member Alejandra Almonte and we explore some of the Survey’s high-level findings on compliance trends in the Latin American region. Some of the highlights include:

• What were some of the key high-level findings about corruption and anti-corruption compliance in the region?
• Focusing on implementation of compliance programming in Latin America, what trends does the Survey show are emerging?
• Given the enactment of laws in the region, such as Brazil’s Clean Companies Act and other anti-corruption legislation, where does the FCPA stand in the region?
• What does the continued importance of the FCPA mean for compliance programs in the Latin American Region?

Join us in our next episode where we explore some of the Survey’s data on compliance program design and implementation with Greg Bates.
For more information on the Miller & Chevalier Chartered 2020 Latin American Corruption Survey, click here. The Survey is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Welcome to a special five-part podcast series where I take a deep dive into the Miller & Chevalier Chartered Latin American Corruption Survey. Over this five-part series I will visit with firm lawyers James Tillen, Matt Ellis, Alexandra Almonte and Greg Bates. Miller & Chevalier and 14 partner firms have tracked perspectives on anti-corruption issues in the region since 2008. It is the most comprehensive survey on the perception of corruption in Latin America.
This year, 54 percent of survey respondents said corruption is a significant obstacle to doing business – up 10 percent since 2012 – while only 45 percent of respondents believe offenders are likely to be prosecuted, down from 66 percent in 2008. Despite Latin America’s anti-corruption progress over the last decade this new survey data reveals corruption risk to be at an all-time high across the region.
In this Episode 2, I visit with firm Member Matt Ellis on some of the Survey’s findings on country specific corruption issues. Some of the highlights include:

• What countries in the region are seen as most corrupt?
• What were some of the most surprising country-specific findings?
• Brazil has been so active in recent years in leading corruption investigations and cooperating with other countries. What does the data say about Brazil?
• Mexico is a focus right now given the various investigations surrounding Pemex. What does the data say about Mexico corruption risk?
• Do any countries buck the trend of more perceived corruption risk?
• The Notebooks Scandal in Argentina was a surprising development. What are Argentines saying about their own anti-corruption laws and efforts?

Join us in our next episode where we explore some of the Survey’s high-level findings on compliance trends with Alejandra Almonte.
For more information on the Miller & Chevalier Chartered 2020 Latin American Corruption Survey, click here. The Survey is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Welcome to a special five-part podcast series where I take a deep dive into the Miller & Chevalier Chartered 2020 Latin American Corruption Survey. Over this five-part series I will visit with firm lawyers James Tillen, Matt Ellis, Alexandra Almonte and Greg Bates. Miller & Chevalier and 14 partner firms have tracked perspectives on anti-corruption issues in the region since 2008. It is the most comprehensive survey on the perception of corruption in Latin America.
This year, 54 percent of survey respondents said corruption is a significant obstacle to doing business – up 10 percent since 2012 – while only 45 percent of respondents believe offenders are likely to be prosecuted, down from 66 percent in 2008. Despite Latin America’s anti-corruption progress over the last decade this new survey data reveals corruption risk to be at an all-time high across the region.
In this Episode 1, I visit with firm Member James Tillen on the Survey’s findings on region-wide corruption risks and region-wide perceptions of corruption and effectiveness of local anti-corruption laws. Some of the highlights include:

• Miller has been tracking views of corruption risk in the region since 2008. How do businesspeople perceive corruption risk in this Survey v. prior years?
• What kind of questions did Miller ask respondents to inform these perceptions of risk?
• What is the significance, if any, that risk has gone up at the same time that enforcement has gone up in the region over the last 10 or so years?
• What areas of government in the region are seen as most corrupt and least corrupt?

Join us in our next episode where we explore Survey findings on some country-specific corruption issues with Matt Ellis.
For more information on the Miller & Chevalier Chartered 2020 Latin American Corruption Survey, click here. The Survey is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.