Corporate Governance and Compliance
Professional Certificate – 11 sessions
Online Classes
Date
Time
Provided by
The University of London (QMUL & UCL) and the American University of Technology LLM support program.
Course Description
Corporate governance and compliance have come recently to prominence in the business world and for such reason have gained considerable academic importance. Corporate governance is concerned with both the internal aspects of a company and the external aspects. Compliance is concerned with the process by which an organization seeks to ensure that employees and other constituents conform to applicable norms. This course will help you understand the driving force behind the development of corporate governance in the last two decades, and the importance of corporate governance to the company itself, directors and shareholders, and other stakeholders. The course will also introduce you to the ways in which the compliance function is carried out, bribery and corruption, money laundering and terror financing, risk management, and bank fraud.
The Course Is Composed of 4 Modules
Module A: Governance – Legal and regulatory framework
Module B: Compliance
Module C: Bribery and corruption, money laundering and terror financing
Module D: Regulated Industries: compliance and risk management in the financial sector
About Module A ‘Governance-Legal and Regulatory Framework’
Module A first introduces you to the Anglo-American model of corporate governance, which emphasizes the rights of shareholders. It then provides an overview of the roles that each of the shareholders, board of directors and senior management play in a company. The module places particular emphasis on the role, duties and responsibilities of the board of directors, as well as different models of board structures not only in the United Kingdom and the United States, but also in continental Europe and Japan. The module further examines some of the key provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which was probably the most radical change to the US federal securities laws since 1930, enacted in efforts to rebuild investor confidence and improve corporate governance, and the safety, integrity and efficiency of the capital markets. Finally, the module examines the role that stock exchanges and their listing requirements play in the corporate governance arena.
Speaker
Dr. Mohamed Boudaher
Mohamed Boudaher, Managing Partner, Cedrus Law Group/LEXPERTS Law Group, Beirut Offices, Academic Advisor, University of London International Programs LLM Support Office/The American University of Technology, and the BBA, Beirut, Lebanon, a Part Time LL.M. Instructor, at the Lebanese American University, an Associate Professor, at Phoenicia University, School of Law and Political Sciences, a Part Time Instructor, at the CEC, the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, and Academic Trainer, LACPA, Beirut, Lebanon.
Dr. Boudaher holds a BA in Law from the Lebanese University/“Filière francophone de Droit”, a DEA from the Saint Joseph University/Université Pantheon Assas – Paris 2, a Certificate in Arbitration from McGill University, an LLM in International and Comparative Dispute Resolution from the Queen Mary School of Law University of London, and a S.J.D. in Arbitration and Derivatives from the PennState University, The Dickinson School of Law.
Dr. Boudaher Specializes in Arbitration, Corporate Governance, Compliance, AML, TF, and Risk Management (GARP), Construction contracts and Disputes, Banking and Regulatory matters, Franchise and International Investment and Dispute Resolution.
Dr. Boudaher is a Registered member of the Beirut Bar since 2008, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), and Member of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL).
We will provide you with required study guides written by eminent UoL professors and leaders in the field, in addition to up-to-date reading materials, including articles and case laws. Students registered in the LLM program will receive additional textbooks and will be assisted with additional sessions focusing on past UoL-LLM examinations.
Lawyers, Non-Lawyers, Bankers, Committee members, Risk Specialists, Compliance Officers, and any Market Specialists and Professionals wishing to expand knowledge in Corporate Governance, Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, Terror Financing and Risk Management.
Corporate Governance Analysis
Board of Directors’ Role and Responsibilities
Compliance Management
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Overview
Understanding Stakeholder Importance
Stock Exchange and Listing Requirements