More than any other type of criminal or regulatory misconduct, financial crime crosses borders. How do companies and individuals manage risks associated with conduct that can simultaneously attract liability in multiple jurisdictions? How do multinational corporations with branches or subsidiaries abroad avoid ending up in court when the laws of one jurisdiction they operate in directly conflict with the laws of another jurisdiction? What does a company do when a rogue employee circumvents compliance systems and controls to break the law in a manner that benefits the corporation, such as landing a government contract? Does the answer change if it's a member of senior management?

This course will examine the legal, ethical, and practical bases for holding both corporations and individuals accountable for financial crime, from the detection to the investigation and prosecution of white-collar crime, as well measures that can be potentially employed to mitigate legal or reputational damage. We will also examine what happens when the government or state itself is the perpetrator of financial crime.