The Biden administration has taken key steps to increase focus on corruption in the Northern Triangle - the President declared the fight against corruption to be a core national security interest in June 2021, and days later, Attorney General Garland announced a task force to enhance U.S. enforcement efforts against the most prolific and dangerous human smuggling and trafficking groups operating in Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. In this guest article, Lowenstein Sandler attorneys Robert A. Johnston, Jr. and Rachel Maimin examine the local corruption climate in the countries of the Northern Triangle and provide 10 tips to mitigate the corruption risks of operating there. See “All Eyes on the Northern Triangle: A Call to Action for Companies Operating in the Region” (Nov. 10, 2021).