Introduction

All waitlist participants shall be informed about the next enrollment date

 

This course will train you in using available legal mechanisms for ensuring better corporate governance within a company. The course covers techniques that can be used to keep abuse of the board’s powers in check, disclosure requirements, shareholder rights, and fraud-related provisions. You will be able to use the knowledge in creating or advising a client on the most appropriate mechanisms for them, depending on the type of company and their objectives.

Who should take this course?

• Lawyers
• Entrepreneurs 
• Government officials
• Officers in public-private partnership projects

What is the career potential after doing this course

• What is corporate governance and the applicability of corporate governance to startups, listed entities, foreign companies etc.
• How to build checks within the company and allocate responsibility for specific processes, setting up reporting mechanisms
• Different boardroom practices - legal requirements and best practices
• Corporate governance and provisions relating to employee compensation - top executive compensation, clawback provisions, ESOPs
• Detection and punishment for corporate fraud, powers of minority shareholders
• Oppression and mismanagement, class action suits

Potential employers

• Law firms
• In-house legal teams of companies
• Central and state governments
• PSUs
• Independent litigators

Relevant Industries

banking

legal

finance

insurance

Technology

GOVERNMENT

What is unique about this course

• The course is not limited to a provision-by-provision study of some statutes and associated case laws alone
• The course trains you on different kinds of actual work that is required to be performed by lawyers and other professionals. After finishing the course, you will know as much practical knowledge as a lawyer working at a big law firm will know after a year or two of experience
• It is not a mere theoretical study, but all the lessons are based on the practical application of the topics dealt in the course
• You will get personal attention and coaching from the trainers, and any doubt regarding a topic shall be addressed within 48 hours
• You will be given an opportunity to work on two writing assignments during the term of the course that shall be published either on iPleaders blog or any other industry publications if it meets our specifications 
• In the span of the course, you shall be accessed over 3 subjective-based exercises relating to the course topics that shall help you to understand the practical aspects of the subject
• The course is tough and intensive, you will not be awarded the certificate unless you complete all the 3 subjective exercises and 2 writing assignments, as mentioned above.

Syllabus

Structural Framework For Corporate Governance

What is Corporate Governance? Corporate governance mechanisms for: 1. Listed Companies 2. Startups 3. Foreign Companies All about shell companies Board of directors and their powers Independent directors Conversion of private company into public company McDonald's: A case study on governance in joint ventures

How To Build Checks Or Allocate Responsibility

Documentary checks: 1. Articles of association 2. Board and shareholder resolutions 3. Powers of attorney Doctrines of indoor management and constructive notice Escalation mechanisms Corporate governance and internal policies Internal reporting and escalation mechanisms

Boardroom Practices And Board Independence

Liabilities of directors, officers and key professionals Can board and shareholder meetings be held through video conferencing Appointment of Directors Related Party Transactions and conflict of interest Directors and Officers Insurance (D&O Insurance) and its relevance Modified governance norms for government companies Strategic Insights from Cyrus Mistry's exit from Tata Sons Founder - investor conflicts and corporate governance lessons from Flipkart, Snapdeal, Ola and Softbank

Corporate Governance And Employee Compensation

Law governing CXO and top executive compensation Role of clawback provisions

Corporate Fraud, Oppression And Shareholder Rights

Corporate Fraud - punishment, detection and reporting Powers of minority shareholders Differences between oppression and class action claims Auditors: Appointment, role and removal under Companies Act 2013

Sample Documents

Sample Board Calendar Notice and Agenda for Board meeting Minutes of board meeting Board's report

Industry Academia Panel

Abhyuday Agarwal

COO and Co-Founder, LawSikho

Komal Shah

Co-founder, Company Secretary, Content Head & Editor, LawSikho

Amartya Bag

Counsel, Legal, Corporate Strategy, SREI Group

Our Special Features

• SELF PACED
• ONLINE EXAMS
• PERSONAL COACHING
• ANDROID & IOS APP

Course Plan

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