🎙️ Episodio 24. Responsabilidad penal de las empresas en el nuevo Código Penal dominicano

In this 24th episode of *Law and Society*, we speak with Cristian Mendoza, a practicing lawyer, graduate of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, and founding partner of Fortiori Legal Consultants, about a highly relevant topic for the business, legal, and corporate sectors: the criminal liability of companies under the new Dominican Penal Code. During the conversation, we address one of the main innovations introduced by Law No. 74-25: the criminal liability of legal entities. We analyze what this concept entails, why it represents a significant change for commercial companies, what debates it generates from a criminal law perspective, and why companies must prepare for this new regulatory framework. We also discuss the concept of organizational deficiencies, the importance of compliance programs, internal manuals, control protocols, risk management, and the role of criminal compliance as a preventative tool against potential charges or criminal penalties. This episode aims to explain, in clear language, why companies shouldn't just worry about the new Penal Code coming into effect, but should instead start reviewing their internal structures now, strengthening their controls, training their teams, and adopting appropriate prevention mechanisms. 📌 Main topics of the episode: • Corporate criminal liability. • Criminal liability of legal entities. • New Dominican Penal Code. • Law No. 74-25. • Organizational deficiencies. • Criminal compliance. • Compliance manuals and protocols. • Corporate prevention programs. • Internal controls in commercial companies. • Criminal risks for companies. • Liability of directors, managers, employees, and subordinates. • Economic criminal law. • Corporate law and regulatory compliance. • Entry into force of the new penal regime. This content is especially useful for business owners, lawyers, legal advisors, compliance officers, executives, managers, administrators, law students, business corporations, and anyone interested in white-collar crime, corporate law, and regulatory compliance in the Dominican Republic. ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Episode Topic and Guest 01:21 New Criminal Code and Businesses 04:14 Criminal Liability for Organizational Defects 07:09 What is an Organizational Defect? 08:36 Internal Controls and Prevention 10:13 Obligation to Prevent Criminal Risks 11:13 Message for the Business Community 12:02 Compliance, Manuals, and Protocols 13:13 Constitutional Debate 15:18 Entry into Force of the New Regime 17:30 Businesses and Economic Crimes 19:29 Call to Action 20:10 Prepare Before August 21:27 Final Recommendations 22:02 Closing 👉 If you find this content useful, subscribe to *Law and Society*, turn on notifications, and share this episode with business owners, lawyers, students, and professionals interested in the new Criminal Code. Dominican Republic. Leave your opinion in the comments: Are Dominican companies prepared for this new criminal liability regime? ⚖️ *Law and Society*: legal conversations to better understand the law, institutions, and issues that impact social life. #LawAndSociety #NewPenalCode #Law7425 #CriminalLiability #LegalEntities #Compliance #CriminalCompliance #CriminalLaw #CorporateLaw #EconomicCriminalLaw #DominicanRepublic