Legal Risk Management Strategies for Multinational Enterprises

Course Description

This four-part professional education course allowed learners to explore the core legal concepts underlying compliance – the new paradigm in corporate accountability and risk management. The course was designed for lawyers seeking to enter this growing field of practice. Top academics and practitioners explained the impact on transnational business operations, and the steps that enterprises can take to mitigate risk of civil and criminal liability.

The course was offered on edX between 2015 and 2018 and was approved for CLE credit in over 30 states.

Course Introduction Video

Course Team

Babak Boghraty

Boghraty is a Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law. His area of focus is global compliance. Mr. Boghraty brings two decades of combined legal and business experience to this field, having assisted multinational enterprises establish and maintain a long-term presence in Iran.

Kevin Outterson

Professor Outterson teaches corporations at BU Law, both in the J.D. program and in the school’s Summer Legal Institute in London. Much of his scholarship focuses on the pharmaceutical industry and bridging the gap between drug companies and low-income populations. He publishes in both legal journals and peer-reviewed medical and health policy journals He has contributed to four recent academic press books edited by leading global scholars.

Tamar Frankel

Professor Tamar Frankel writes and teaches in the areas of fiduciary law, corporate governance, mutual funds and the regulation of the financial system. She has published 10 books and more than 80 articles and book chapters. In 2013, the Institute for Fiduciary Standard established the annual Frankel Fiduciary Prize in her honor to award individuals who advance fiduciary principles.

Jacqueline M. Arango

Jacqueline is a partner in the Litigation practice. As a highly experienced litigator, Jacqueline represents businesses and individuals in a broad range of white-collar criminal defense and complex civil matters. Jacqueline’s practice includes internal corporate investigations, financial institution defense, government regulatory matters, and compliance counseling including advising clients on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Felix R. Ehrat

Mr. Ehrat is a leading practitioner of corporate, banking, and mergers and acquisitions law, as well as an expert in corporate governance and arbitration. Mr. Ehrat is chairman of Globalance Bank AG in Switzerland, and chairman of SwissHoldings (Federation of Industrial and Service Groups in Switzerland). He is a board member of Geberit AG, economiesuisse (Swiss Business Federation), and avenir suisse (think tank for economic and social issues). Previously, he was chairman and board member of several other companies.