Corruption investigations, expropriation, industrial accidents: corporate crises take many forms, but each can be equally dangerous for companies in Latin America.
Published by Latin Lawyer, edited by Sergio J Galvis, Robert J Giuffra Jr and Werner F Ahlers of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, The Guide to Corporate Crisis Management is designed to assist key corporate decision-makers and their advisers in effectively planning for and managing corporate crises in the region. More than 40 leading practitioners from a variety of disciplines have contributed their knowledge and insights from their experience.
Covering the impact of political instability, the role of communications in crisis response, approaches to bribery investigations and game plans in response to financial stress, this book provides guidance that will benefit all practitioners when an unexpected crisis hits.
Introduction
Part I: Navigating Political Risks
- Fire Marshals, Not Firefighters: A Different Approach to Crisis Management in Latin America
Thomas F McLarty III
McLarty Associates
- Dealing with the Challenges of Political Violence and Crime in Latin America
Jack Devine and Amanda Mattingly
The Arkin Group LLC
- Navigating a Corporate Crisis: Managing the Risks of Downsizing in Venezuela
Fulvio Italiani and Carlos Omaña
D’Empaire
- M&A in a Crisis-Prone Environment: Red Flags and Warning Signs in Peru
José Antonio Payet and Carlos A Patrón
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
Part II: Stakeholder Relations
- Singing from the Same Song Sheet: How Collaboration Between Legal and Communications Can Mitigate a Crisis
Paul A Holmes and Eric M Wachter
Finsbury
- Mining Projects in Peru: Community Relations, Indigenous Rights and the Search for Sustainability
Luis Carlos Rodrigo Prado
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
- Data Privacy and Cybersecurity: Crisis Avoidance and Management Strategies
Jeremy Feigelson, Andrew M Levine, Christopher Ford, Joshua Smith and Stephanie Cipolla
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste: The Role of Culture, Perception and Common Sense in Crisis Management
Pablo Jimenez-Zorrilla and Gregorio Lascano
Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Crisis Management as a Tool for Approaching Shareholder Activism
Sergio J Galvis and Werner F Ahlers
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Part III: Anti-Corruption and Government Investigations
- Anti-Corruption in Latin America
James M Koukios, Ruti Smithline, Gerardo Gomez Galvis and Julian N Radzinschi
Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Roundtable: Lava Jato and Its Impact on Investigations in Latin America
Breon Peace
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Geert Aalbers
Control Risks
- Isabel Franco
KLA-Koury Lopes Advogados
- Augusto Loli
Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas
- Pierpaolo Cruz Bottini
Bottini & Tamasauskas Advogados
- Sergio Galvis
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Clare Bolton
Latin Lawyer
Part IV: Securities and Regulatory Actions and Litigations
- Dealing with a Hostile Administrative State: The Argentine Case
Héctor A Mairal
Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
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Securities Litigation After a Crisis: What Latin American Companies Can Expect in a US Court Proceeding
Brendan P Cullen and Thomas W Walsh,
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Cross-Border Transfer Pricing Investigations and Proceedings
José Luis Fernández Fernández and César De la Parra Bello, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
Part V: Restructuring and Insolvency
- Weathering a Financial Crisis in Brazil
Camila Goldberg
Conrado C Stievani and Igor Silva de Lima
BMA – Barbosa Müssnich Aragão
- Financial Distress: An Action Plan for Corporate Restructurings in Mexico
Eugenio Sepúlveda
Galicia Abogados