Matteson Ellis commented on the state of anti-corruption efforts in Latin America, which is the topic of his new book, "The FCPA in Latin America: Common Corruption Risks and Effective Compliance Strategies for the Region." The book is the first to examine Latin American-specific approaches to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance and enforcement. "I thought there was a need for a book about how FCPA compliance functions best in Latin America, how practitioners bridge the divides between enforcement official expectations in the United State and the realities of compliance program implementation on the ground in the region," Ellis said. "This book seeks to connect those two worlds." 

He also discussed the impact the Trump administration could have on FCPA enforcement in the region. While President-elect Trump has said efforts to combat transnational corruption are not valuable, his expected Attorney General appointee, Sen. Jeff Sessions, has taken a strong stance against corporate crime. "Whatever approach the new Administration takes, it will be hard to roll back the significant progress the international community has already made on anti-corruption matters," Ellis said. "There is so much infrastructure now in place, through global treaties and cross-border enforcement cooperation, that I think it will be tough for the international anti-corruption agenda to go away."