A Lawyer’s Journey to Unmask Anonymous Companies
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Beneficial ownershipDisclosing beneficial owners — those who ultimately control or profit from a business — is essential for combating corruption, stemming illicit financial flows, and fighting tax evasion. Technical... More is when an individual owns or controls part of a business that is not under their name. By revealing the real owners, we are able to prevent companies from operating in secrecy and hold them accountable.
As an anti-corruption lawyer, Andrej Leiontiev has been one of the many leaders pushing for beneficial ownership transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More in Slovakia. In this episode of Voices of Open Government we talk about how the national success of beneficial ownership transparency in Slovakia worked as a model for other countries and more.
- Guest: Andrej Leontiev, Attorney, TaylorWessing
- Host: Stephanie Bluma, Chief Communications and Campaigns Officer, OGP
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