Become the go-to competition compliance expert in your organization
The Competition Compliance Certificate covers the most important topics including building a competition compliance program and promoting a compliance culture. The course includes:
Expertise
Understand competition compliance issues and best practices. Know how to map risks, build a credible competition compliance program, deal with on-site investigations, etc.
Certification
Boost your career and earn a certificate delivered by the George Washington University Competition Law Center.
Network
Join a global community of competition compliance experts as course alumni and stay on top of best practices.
The Certificate is open to everyone with an interest in competition compliance, including:
Compliance professionals
who are looking to expand their expertise in antitrust compliance.
In-house counsel
who are looking to set up or update an antitrust compliance program as well as to foster a compliance culture within their organization.
External counsel and consultants
including financial advisors, auditors, etc. who are looking to support clients on compliance matters or provide compliance training.
Course syllabus
The course covers everything you need to know on Competition Compliance over eight weeks. Learn with a mix of videos, 2-page course summaries, quizzes and live mentoring sessions to answer your questions and work on case study.
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Module 1: Why is competition compliance important
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Competition compliance is a critical matter for all types of organizations to avoid legal and corporate risks. Understand the basics of competition law and the behavioral processes that can lead an individual to commit a breach.
Work on a case study during a live mentoring session with Professor Andreas Stephan (UEA Law School) and Anne Riley (Co-author of the ICC Antitrust Compliance Toolkit).
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Module 2: How to avoid a competition law breach
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Information sharing, gun jumping, and vertical relationships are major danger zones for a business. Avoid falling into the trap by understanding the do’s and don’ts and by mapping your competition risks.
Listen to Olivier Guersent (Director-General, DG Comp) and Richard Whish (Professor, King’s College London) share their insights.
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Module 3: How to build an effective compliance program
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Developing a compliance culture and building an effective compliance program is essential for all businesses. Find out about enforcers’ expectations and companies’ best practices, and build your own competition compliance program.
In case of an inspection, preparation is key. Learn how to face an investigation and manage it on the day.
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National specificities
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Competition agencies and external counsel explain the specificities of national competition compliance regimes.
Learn about the practical aspects of compliance in the United States, the European Union, the UK, China, Brazil, the Netherlands, Spain, etc.
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