A global financial institution sought to collect on a significant judgment against a Mexico-based family which had put several of its entities into bankruptcy after siphoning off assets as part of a large-scale factoring fraud. Research sought to identify proxies through which assets were moved out of previously healthy companies and to identify assets in jurisdictions favorable to recovery. Through identifying current business partners and links with other financial institutions, pressure was brought to bear on the family’s outside business interests while client was domesticating its judgment in certain jurisdictions.
New DOJ guidelines focus the fight against white-collar crime
Concurrently, the DOJ has updated its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP), providing guidance on how self-disclosure, cooperation, and remediation efforts can...