The head of anti-corruption at the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Mexico (FGR) has been announced as one of the speakers at “Latin Lawyers and GIR Live: Anti-Corruption and Investigation 2024” in Mexico City.
The event will be held at the St. Regis Mexico City on June 6th. Click here to view the entire program.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Partner Andrew Levine and Von Wobeser y Sierra SC Partner Diego Sierra will co-chair the event.
Maria de la Luz Mijangos Borja, head of anti-corruption at FGR, will speak at the conference together with Adrián Alcalá Méndez, head of Mexico's data protection agency INAI.
Katia Rosenstein Laurenz, head of compliance at the Mexican office of German medical company Fresenius, will also speak. José Claudio Treviño, compliance specialist and partner at professional services firm Deloitte (Mexico), will also participate as a panelist.
Tickets are available here at super early bird rates until March 28th.
In-house lawyers and government representatives can attend the event free of charge. Please be sure to register here.
Deloitte is the event's platinum sponsor, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Von Wobeser y Sierra SC are sponsoring the speaker's dinner. The latter also hosts drinks receptions.
Ropes & Gray LLP is sponsoring the networking lunch.
LACCA and Lexology are support groups alongside UK organization ICC FraudNet and the Criminal Lawyers Association of England and Wales.
The June event will feature four panels led by experts in the field. Following the Chair's opening remarks, the day will begin with a keynote speech. Speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
The first panel will review Mexico's latest efforts and tools to combat corruption, as well as discuss the country's cooperation with the United Nations and the continued engagement of U.S. enforcement authorities to foster collective action.
Following the coffee break, the next session will analyze how the sociopolitical uncertainty arising from another busy election year is likely to impact local enforcement practices.
After a networking lunch, the afternoon will begin with a panel discussion to discuss how to appropriately and efficiently mitigate anti-corruption risks in trading operations, with a particular focus on compliance. After a short coffee break, the fourth panel will address strategies and pitfalls when conducting internal investigations, and how data privacy, attorney-client privilege, and cross-border differences impact the process. We will tackle issues such as:
The day will conclude with closing remarks from event co-chairs, Latin Lawyer and representatives from sister platforms. Global research review. Attendees will be invited to a drinks reception following the event.
Stay tuned for more event details as future briefings are announced.
