Master in Global Corporate Compliance (LL.M./MsL)

Corporate Risk Assessment

The course will focus on:
• Risk Assessment indicators: industry, geography, size, organization structure, operations model, culture
• Building risk assessment framework and methodology
• Conducting the corporation Risk Assessment
• Presenting the Results to the Board: Risk Maps
• Determining the Corporation "Risk Appetite"

Internal Control Strategic Plan (Policies and Procedures)

Once the Risks Assessment has been conducted, the Company needs to identify the control measures required to prevent, mitigate or eradicate those risks. The student will learn to implement a Code of Conduct, draft specific policies and financial control measures and to design an effective Program to screen, monitor and contract Third Parties to detect potential legal and reputational risks.

Compliance Forensic Investigations

The main objectives and topics will be:
• Implementing a whistleblowing system across jurisdictions: roadblocks and practical implementation
• Effective Forensic team structure
• Forensic investigations: nature, type of allegations - investigation matrix
• Effective Forensic investigations: procedures

Compliance Awareness

In this module, students will learn how to design and implement an effective training and communication strategic plan to ensure all employees and third parties are aware of the requirements and procedures set in the Corporate Compliance Program. We will also dive into the latest methodologies to ensure full compliance awareness: e-learning, gamification, storytelling, compliance comic communication, real life scenarios.

Role of Chief Compliance Officer & Top Compliance Software

Students will explore the Compliance function from different angles. First, they will explore the different structures that a Compliance function may adopt. Second, they will analyze the client- attorney privilege and its enforcement across jurisdictions, and finally, they will immerse in the day-to-day role of a compliance officer, exploring new technologies available to help them in their operational duties as well as in their reporting to the Board of Directors.

Auditing

An effective Compliance Program must be subject to on-going monitoring and periodic auditing to ensure its suitability and operational effectiveness. In this course we will explore monitoring methodologies to measure the effectiveness of the implanted controls and discovery of gaps in the control structure. Special attention will be given to ensuring the corporation keeps evidence of compliance with the Compliance Program and its established control mechanisms.

Corruption

The course focuses on a comprehensive study of Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (USA), Role of SEC and DoJ on corruption related matters, UK Bribery Act, Role of UK Serious Fraud Office, International efforts to fight corruption (OECD, UN Compact), Effective Corruption Policies & Procedures, Conflict of Interest and Investigations, all through real case scenarios.

Money Laundering

The course includes the following topics:
• AML & CTF: Introduction and differences.
• Financial Action Task Force.
• AML Comparative laws analysis.
• Main activities performed by AML & CTF corporate departments.
• Financial Intelligence Unit: concept and main duties.
• Sanctions screening system.
• AML & CTF regulatory fines.
• Building a good relationship with regulators, industry associations and colleagues.

Environmental Compliance

The course provides the fundamentals of Environmental Regulatory Compliance, such as definition & scope in corporate environment, programs (management, parameters), pre-processing, performing calculations and validating the data for compliance with any alert or reporting levels, environmental Compliance Audits, generation of compliance reports for authorities, and Environmental Data Management Systems.

International Trade Compliance & antitrust and Competition Law

The study plan and objectives comprise:
• OFAC and European External Action Service
• Sanctioned Parties
• Economic and financial sanctions: freezing of assets, embargoes, investment bans, etc.
• Restrictions on admissions
• Import/Export control
• EU Competition Law
• Anti-Trust with a US focus

Data Privacy & Cybercrime

The course includes Data Privacy Regimes and principles in corporate environments as well as a glimpse of Social Media, the Internet of Things, and Big Data. Additionally, the cours will also focus on cybersecurity threats and control mechanisms in organizations together with international security cyber threats.

Accounting

This course will emphasize the understanding of how financial statements are created and how accounting decisions affect these statements. The course will teach the theory emphasizing the use of accounting as a tool for decision-making and problem solving through the use of analytical, creative and critical thinking.

Corporate Strategy

This strategy course will introduce students to the mission and realities of general management in order to enable them to think strategically and effectively manage companies and business units.

Organisational Design

The course seeks to provide understanding of the corporations’ internal structure and functioning, the impact of corporate structures in the Compliance function, and the interaction of the Compliance Function with other key departments in the organization.

Corporate Governance

The course focuses on the roles of directors and shareholders, the division of power between Board and General Meeting, Committees,fiduciary duties, D&O liability, and the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance. This course is imparted by IE with collaboration of NYU faculty, and is included on the US Corporate Law & Governance Certificate granted by NYU.

Creating a Culture of Compliance

The objectives and topics discussed are:
• Tone at the Top - successfully engaging the Board and upper management.
• Tone at the Middle - successfully engaging the middle management in the compliance efforts.
• Compliance Ambassadors across the organization.
• Measuring the Culture of Compliance in the organization.

Economics

The course will cover the most important economic theories and concepts that relate to the macroeconomic and microeconomic environment of businesses. Students will comprehend the concepts and tools of economic analysis, gain a formal vision of how different economic policies operate and will assess the implications of different economic contexts and policies on the welfare of individuals, firms and the government.

Accelerate

A series of sessions imparted by the Careers’ Department that seek to provide basic tools on CV building and interviews’ processes to students, in order to maximize their success when attending job interviews.

LAUNCH

The LAUNCH period consists on a number of introductory classes designed to immerse students in the case methodology and to enhance their collaborative and team spirit.

Global Forum

This series of sessions, carried by renowned professionals dealing with current topics in the areas of Corporate Law, Leadership skills, Compliance, Technology and Entrepreneurship, among others, provides updated knowledge to students, shaping them into well-rounded professionals.

Interpersonal skills to succeed in Compliance

Compliance professionals need a set of strong interpersonally skills to succeed in their positions (persuasion, negotiation skills, communication, cultural awareness) and this course will assure our students master interpersonal skills.

“Compliance Live” Seminars”

Students will attend a series of interactive sessions on Compliance hot topics given by the most varied and renowned professionals on the field.

“Compliance on Demand” Challenge:

In this course, where we "flip the class to its utmost", students will team up to solve a complex practical case that will test all the tools learnt throughout the program. One or several students from the winning team will be granted an internship to work on the compliance department of Eversheds Nicea Madrid office.

NYU Certificate “US Corporate Law & Governance”

In collaboration with NYU, IE offers compliance students a one-week trip to New York City to attend lectures imparted by New York University School of Law relating to:
• Introduction to the Corporate Form in the US, the Voting System, and the Power of the Board
• Business Judgement Rule and Fiduciary Duties
• Shareholder Litigation under Corporate Law
• Insider Trading
• Public Offerings under US Law & Public Offering Civil Liability Provisions
• Securities Regulation Overview & Public Companies and Periodic Disclosures
• Securities Exchange Act
• Shelf Registration Offerings
• Exempt Offerings
• Federal Securities Regulation
• Individual Criminal and Regulatory Liability of Individuals
• Corporate Criminal and Regulatory Liability

Data Insights & Visualization

The purpose of this module is to give IE students a foundational set of hands-on skills that will allow them to work with data, which will give our students an advantage in the job market. The module will include topics like data management, data analytics and data visualization.

Technology for Innovation

The purpose of this module is to give our students an awareness of new and emerging technologies and the ability to visualize how these technologies might be applied to their specific field. This course will give them an innovative edge consistent with our corporate values of innovation and entrepreneurship.