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Certificate Course in Corporate Governance

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Duration

2 months

6-8 hours/week

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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.

Course Syllabus

Module Name : 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

Module Name : 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

Module Name : 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

Module Name : Corporate Governance And Employee Compensation

Law governing CXO and top executive compensation

Role of clawback provisions

Module Name : 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

Module Name : 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

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Course Plan

Free Materials

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- Get Sample Material in your inbox

- Regular career guidance on email

- Sample Exercises

- Five very useful lessons

- No certification

Basic

Rs. 5900

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- Get digital access to entire study material

- Exercises provided - for self evaluation

- Certificate (by courier)

- No Live classes

- Content access for 1 year

- Doubt clearing within 48 hours

Master Access

Rs. 150000

incl. of all charges

- Access to all of Lawsikho.com's courses for 5 years (including new courses launched in this period)

- Immunity from future price increases for 5 years

- Complimentary access to members-only paid Facebook group for exclusive career opportunities and content

- Inclusion of templates and lessons on your request on a priority basis

- Priority pass for personal coaching, doubt-clearing, customer-support

- Free passes and invitations to all Lawsikho events and meet-ups across India

- Direct mentorship from Ramanuj and Abhyuday

- Personal feedback on as many assignments as you want

- Access to Lawsikho alumni network

- Priority processing for articles submitted to iPleaders blog and Superlawyer interview recommendations

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Above prices are inclusive of all applicable taxes and charges. Option to convert your payment into two instalments is available on checkout page.

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