Paul Hastings LLP

Paul Hastings LLP has an outstanding presence in FCPA and anti-corruption investigations across the world, and has obtained a significant number of FCPA declinations over the years. The practice has achieved additional prominence in life sciences compliance and enforcement in Latin America. The firm represents a range of Latin America-based corporates and multinationals that have a presence in the region. The team benefits from the firm’s large number of former DOJ and SEC attorneys. The investigations and white-collar defence practice is frequently engaged in large-scale global investigations that involve Latin America, including representing SAP in SEC and DOJ investigations into alleged FCPA violations in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Kwame Manley is now global chair of the litigation department, having been head of the investigations and white-collar defence practice. Robert Luskin has an outstanding record in multi-jurisdictional settlements and foreign bribery resolutions, as does John Darden, who is further noted for resolutions and declinations; he recently represented CEMIG (Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais), in DOJ and SEC investigations of potential FCPA violations in connection with various CEMIG acquisitions and contracts. Chair of the Washington DC litigation practice, Nathaniel Edmonds, along with Corinne Lammers and Jonathan Drimmer, are also key figures in Latin America-facing investigations. All named individuals are based in Washington DC.