Latin America - Latin America: International firms
Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP has a fine reputation in Latin America, including for corporate crime investigations and engagement with US government agencies. It has a long track record in FCPA investigations and is also recognised for sanctions cases. The firm is home to a number of former federal prosecutors and former officials from the DOJ and SEC. The team frequently represents clients in headline investigations by the DOJ and SEC. The Latin America corporate crime team includes New York partners Timothy Treanor and Michael Mann, along with Dallas partners Paige Holden Montgomery and David Silva; Treanor is a former federal prosecutor and is especially active in anti-corruption and white-collar defence work in Latin America, and led the team that represented CONCACAF in the DOJ’s global investigation into corruption in world football.
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Testimonials
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‘It is a firm that is characterised by having professionals with outstanding experience and extensive knowledge of law.’
‘In my opinion, Sidley Austin's Compliance and Investigations practice has a very multi-disciplinary and competent group of lawyers with large experience in different types of enforcement investigations in Latin America. They are used to dealing with different authorities in the context of negotiations.’
‘Tim Treanor and Mike Mann are very experienced lawyers with great ability to understand the client's issues and address then in the best way possible.’
- ‘Great level of sophistication, experience, and market awareness.’
- ‘Michael Mann. A very talented and sophisticated white collar lawyer, highly experienced in dealing with complex cross-border investigations.’
Key clients
- CONCACAF (The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football)
- Bodega Latina Corporation
- PetroTiger
- Grupo Popular
- Stericyle
- 3M Company
- Vida Panamá
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Vantage Deepwater Petroleum Company
- PACC Offshore Services Holdings
- JPMorgan Chase & Company
- Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas
- HSBC Monitor
- Arthur J Gallagher & Co.
- Tyson Foods
- Fedex Corporation
- Arthrex
Work highlights
- Represented Stericycle in coordinated settlements resolving FCPA charges with the DOJ and SEC, and local corruption charges with Brazilian authorities.
- Represented 29 Panamanian entities that have been sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
- Represented CONCACAF in the DOJ's global investigation into corruption in world football.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Timothy Treanor, Karen Popp, James Cole, Douglas Axel, David Hoffman, Yuet Ming Tham, Daniel Rubinstein