QUOTED. Jan. 17, 2019. Nicholas Berg.

New Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a member of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party, has swept the office on an anticorruption platform. Some observers expect his efforts to include reforms and increased regulation touching the medical device sector. Nicholas Berg, an attorney with Ropes & Gray, said that in the past Mexico has made limited efforts to combat public corruption. See his advice for medtech companies planning on doing business in Mexico here.

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“In particular, medtech companies should be cautious and implement stringent oversight over third-party consultants, intermediaries, agents, distributors, and others that negotiate or interact with Mexican government officials or representatives of state-owned entities, as these types of relationships have proved fertile ground for FCPA cases in recent years, as have interactions with customs officials." —Nicholas Berg, attorney, Ropes & Gray

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