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Jonathan Edward Adams

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Jonathan heads Baker McKenzie's compliance team in Mexico and is the Latin America regional coordinator for the Firm's Global Investigations, Compliance & Ethics Practice. He has extensive experience in compliance, commercial and pharmaceutical law, having worked seven years in the US and 18 in Mexico and Central America. Jonathan combines a US-based perspective on legal implementation and compliance issues with years of on-the-ground experience in Latin America. He works closely with client business and legal teams to implement innovative solutions to legal challenges. He is admitted to practice law in Mexico, as well as in Illinois and Arizona, USA.
In Anti-Corruption

Mexico: Incorporation of the Secretary of Anti-corruption and Good Governance, replacing the Secretary of Public Administration

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On 17 October 2024, president Claudia Sheinbaum and the head of the Secretary of Public Administration announced a new model for preventing and combating corruption with the transformation of the Secretary of Public Administration into the Secretary of Anti-Corruption and Good Government. This new entity will focus on the prevention of corruption by strengthening public management through modernization, transparency and collaboration with different sectors.
This new model proposes moving from a corrective approach to a preventive one, combating corruption from the root.

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North America: Tightening the reins – Supreme Court narrows scope of federal bribery statute in Snyder decision

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In Snyder v. United States, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Kavanaugh, significantly limited the federal statute criminalizing gratuities in state and local jurisdictions. Snyder, a mayor, awarded a USD 1.3 million contract and received a USD 13,000 payment from the benefiting company. The Supreme Court ruled that the relevant statute, Title 18 section 666, applies only to bribes paid or promised before an official act, not after-the-fact gratuities.