This course gives you the tools you need to participate in all aspects of internal workplace investigations. Topics covered include:

1. When companies should (or must) conduct internal investigations

2. Who should conduct investigations

3. The role of the investigator

4. Obtaining cooperation from witnesses

5. "Adnarim" warnings when attorneys are involved

6. HR training and development

7. Privilege and work product issues and their waiver

 

 

This course provides a broad overview of key issues at the intersection of cybersecurity and privacy. Topics covered include:

1. Security practices, standards, and insurance

2. Data breaches, incident response, and corporate governance considerations

3. Consumer protection law and enforcement actions

4. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (aka the “anti-hacking” statute)

5. Law enforcement surveillance

6. Emerging technological paradigms and legislative responses

 

 

This course describes practical frameworks for data privacy and security risk management and compliance. We examine the CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability) Triad, the NIST Cybersecurity and Privacy Frameworks, and essential principles of Privacy by Design (PbD), along with qualitative and quantitative methods of cyber risk assessment. We apply these frameworks and methods to realistic cybersecurity and privacy scenarios. We further explore methods of transferring cyber risk, including third-party contract terms and cyber insurance. Finally, we discuss legal requirements relating to data breach response and other forms of legal process concerning digital information.

Prerequisite: INDL7550 Cybersecurity I

 

This course introduces students to the legal regime governing information privacy, data protection, and data security in the European Union. Topics covered include data protection and privacy in the European Court of Human Rights, the Data Protection Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data protection supervisory authorities and international data transfers, the "right to be forgotten," and cybersecurity in Europe.

 

 

This course introduces students to the theory and practice related to financial crimes compliance in the United States, and at the global level. Particular laws examined include: the Money Laundering Control Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and associated regulations.

At the international level, the course also outlines the work of the Financial Action Task Force and its recommendations on combatting money laundering and terrorism financing.

 

 

This course explores the federal, state and judicial scheme designed to protect the privacy and security of financial information. Topics covered include:

1. Regulation of sharing consumer information by financial institutes under the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act.
2. Regulation of credit reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
3. Identity theft and businesses’ responsibilities under the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Red Flag Rules.
4. Protections of individual financial information against the government under the Fourth Amendment and the Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA).
5. State financial privacy law
6. Breach Notification and Financial Privacy

 

 

This course introduces students to the theory and practice of global anti-corruption compliance. Topics covered include the definition, identification and measurement of corruption; the OECD Convention on Combatting Bribery of Foreign Public Officials; the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; the UK Bribery Act; anti-corruption laws in other countries; investigation, enforcement and resolution of corruption activities; jurisdiction, corporate liability and individual responsibility; and anti-corruption compliance programs and international organizational responses.

 

 

This course explores corporate governance metrics for complying with federal and state regulatory frameworks, including internal corporate compliance protocols used to fulfill the company’s mission and to minimize risk in the management of the corporation. Topics covered include:

1. Corporate governance internal protocols

2. Relationship dynamics between corporate fiduciaries and stakeholders

3. Development of compliance and risk management policies and procedures

4. Governmental regulatory compliance frameworks

5. Attorney’s role in compliance programs

 

 

This corporate law course examines the organization and operation of business enterprises, with particular emphasis on the corporate form. Topics covered include:

1. Sole proprietorships

2. The law of agency

3. Partnerships

4. Limited liability companies

5. The nature of the corporation

6. Corporate privileges and powers

7. Rights of shareholders

8. Powers and fiduciary duties of directors, officers, and controlling shareholders

9. Derivative lawsuits

 

 

This course explores the core doctrines that govern the employment relationship. Topics covered include:

1. Definitions of “employee” and “employer”

2. The employment-at-will doctrine and its principal exceptions

3. Employee harassment

4. Antidiscrimination protections

5. Health and familial leave protections

6. Diversity in the workplace

7. Wage and hour laws

8. Employee privacy

9. Liability and litigation risk management