Legal Aspects of Financial Crime

In this course we will explore global efforts used to protect the financial integrity of private businesses and organizations, including regulatory, investigative (by state actors and non-government investigative bodies) and legal aspects of compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We will review corporate governance, US and international investigative and prosecutorial agencies. We will discuss the applicable judicial systems and laws.



Jay Shapiro, ‘77, was a New York City prosecutor for 20 years, specializing in complex investigations, and then was a partner at major law firms handling civil litigation. In 2023, he was a Fulbright US Scholar in Albania, lecturing at the School of Magistrates and the University of Tirana. He’s the author of numerous treatises on criminal practice./