MMPod - Let's Fix Football Crossover Special: Let's Fix FIFA

In this EXTRA special Managing Madrid Podcast - Let's Fix Football crossover episode, hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer interview their friend Ernesto Alvarado about the recent FIFA corruption scandal. Ernesto is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed. As part of the Anti-Corruption and Internal Investigations practice group, Ernesto assists clients with matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.K. Bribery Act, international anti-corruption law and compliance, third-party due diligence, and internal investigations. 

In this episode the guys focus on FIFA's organizational structure, discuss how FIFA's corruption scandal permeated many different levels of the organization, and delve into the FCPA and other theories of liability that allowed the United States Department of Justice to investigate and bring charges against the international organization. Then, they discuss the specifics of the investigation and the next steps for FIFA going forward. 

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