Latin America - Latin America: International firms
Morrison Foerster
Morrison Foerster has a sizeable investigations and white-collar defence practice that has strong links to Latin America. New York partner Ruti Smithline who was born and raised in Colombia - is co-chair of the investigations and white-collar defence practice group, and is also co-chair of the Latin America department. Her team has a prolific record in internal investigations, defending clients before the DOJ and SEC, third party and transactional due diligence, and compliance programmes and training. It also advised Odebrecht (now Novonor) on its compliance monitorship, following one of the largest FCPA settlements in history. Washington DC partner Charles Duross is co-chair of the investigations and white-collar defence practice group, and is a leader in FCPA cases.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We use MoFo for anti-corruption, sanctions and export controls advice, but also geopolitical country/sector assessments. MoFo is unique given the expertise they have in these fields, with many of the firm's team members having a background as high ranking civil servants at the top authorities. MoFo stands out as they give legal but also commerical and pragmatic advice that can easily be implemented by corporate to assess and manage risks. The people that stand out are John Smith, Charles Duross and Nathanael Kurcab.'
Key clients
- Odebrecht (now Novonor)
Work highlights
- Advised Odebrecht (now Novonor) on its compliance monitorship, following one of the largest FCPA settlements in history.
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Ruti Smithline