Latham & Watkins LLP has an established white-collar defence and investigations practice that frequently lands engagements that are solely focused on or connected to Latin America. Alongside the firm’s highly-rated Latin America team, the white-collar defence and investigations department has a fine record in FCPA investigations and FCPA compliance procedures. Many of its cases are linked to allegations of embezzlement, accounting fraud, money laundering, and corruption. The firm is also noted for its record in DOJ declinations and FCPA resolutions. Douglas Greenburg has more than 25 years' experience in FCPA, money laundering and securities fraud, among other matters, and is the former global practice chair of the white-collar defence and investigations department. Daniel Dominguez also has an impressive background in white-collar defence, internal investigations, and enforcement actions by the DOJ and SEC. Both are based in Washington DC.

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Key clients

  • Honeywell International
  • Integro Group Holdings / Tysers Insurance Brokers
  • Lifecore Biomedical (Formerly Landec Corporation)
  • Teleperformance

Work highlights

  • Successfully represented Honeywell relating to government investigations into potential anti-corruption allegations, including allegations in Brazil and Algeria.
  • Represented Tysers Insurance Brokers in a multi-jurisdictional investigation involving the US DOJ and UK’s Serious Fraud Office, relating to allegations that a number of other Florida-based reinsurance brokers bribed Ecuadorian government officials to obtain reinsurance business in Ecuador.
  • Secured a rare declination for a publicly-traded client that had violated the FCPA through paying bribes to government officials in Mexico to cover up environmental crimes.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Antonio Del Pino, Kevin Chambers, Terra Reynolds, Douglas Yatter