Competition Compliance Certificate
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. GWU is ranked No. 25 (tie) in Best Law Schools and No. 2 in Part-time Law (2023).
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:
In-house counsel and compliance professionals
who are looking to set up or update an antitrust compliance program as well as to foster a compliance culture within their organization.
Attorneys and consultants
including financial advisors, auditors, etc. who are looking to support clients on compliance matters or provide compliance training.
Civil servants
including enforcers, regulators, international public organisations etc. who are looking to expand their expertise in antitrust compliance.
Course syllabus
The course covers everything you need to know on Competition Compliance over eight weeks. Learn with a mix of videos, 2-pager course summaries, quizzes and live mentoring sessions to answer your questions and work on case studies.
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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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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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Developing a compliance culture and building an efficient 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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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.
Online Live Sessions
Connect, Learn, and Thrive with Experts! Join us for a series of live sessions where you’ll have the chance to engage with industry experts and exchange with peers. Connect with your peers in small group settings of 3 to 6 participants and receive personalized guidance from mentors.
Opening Session: Meet & Greet
Meet your peers and get to know each other on an online social platform.
1st Live Mentoring Session
Work on a case study with your peers and mentor on a company’s antitrust compliance challenges.
2nd Live Mentoring Session
Work on a case study with your peers and mentor on a Trade association meeting and antitrust concerns related to this meeting.
3rd Live Mentoring Session
Work on a case study with your peers and mentor on Compliance Culture, Tone-from-the-Top and how to instill it.
Closing Session
Listen to a Keynote speech from an expert in the field and engage with him/her in a series of live Q&A together with your peers and mentors.
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