This course is for professionals and students who advise on or manage corporate governance and anti-corruption risk. You will begin with conflicts of interest, including how to define them, who can have them, and the fiduciary duties of loyalty and care that directors owe. You will then assess director independence, evaluate self-dealing transactions under the fairness test, manage dual fiduciary conflicts, and apply these tools to a case study and a conflict management plan. Finally, you will study the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, including who is covered, how enforcement works, the elements of an anti-bribery violation, third-party red flags, and the available exceptions and defenses.

Ethics & Compliance Law: Conflicts of Interest, Anti-Bribery

Ethics & Compliance Law: Conflicts of Interest, Anti-Bribery
This course is part of Ethics and Compliance Law for Business Professionals Specialization

Instructor: Nicola Sharpe
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What you'll learn
Define conflicts of interest and apply fiduciary duties, director independence, and the fairness test to self-dealing transactions
Manage dual fiduciary conflicts and build a conflict management plan using disclosure, review, and recusal
Analyze FCPA anti-bribery elements, third-party red flags, and available exceptions and defenses
Skills you'll gain
- Regulatory Requirements
- Law, Regulation, and Compliance
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Regulatory Compliance
- Commercial Laws
- Business Ethics
- Risk Analysis
- Internal Controls
- Legal Risk
- Regulation and Legal Compliance
- Conflict Management
- Governance Risk Management and Compliance
- Compliance Management
- Due Diligence
- Governance
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