COMPLIANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT

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COMPLIANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR ATTORNEYS presents the law, standards, and practices organizing the burgeoning area of compliance and risk management. We will explore what it means for large, complex organizations to comply with the law and the unique role attorneys play in the compliance process. The class will start by examining the structures of corporate governance and how they relate to issues of compliance and risk management. We then explore how compliance functions are operationalized in large, complex organizations. Next, we map the many and varied sources of compliance pressure on organizations, focusing on how different actors enforce law, rules, and norms: regulators, prosecutors, whistleblowers, gatekeepers (e.g., attorneys and accountants), plaintiffs' attorneys, activists, and community groups. To illuminate these concepts, we will analyze case studies in key compliance areas, including: information security, foreign corrupt practices, money laundering and terror financing, and sexual harassment in the workplace. Note: Students previously enrolled in MLS 085 may not enroll in this course.