• Certificate/CLE participants may take 1 OR more courses up to a total of four. Each Certificate will reflect the specific course(s) that the participant has successfully completed. In order to maximize participants’ breadth and depth of anti-corruption knowledge, participants are encouraged to take as many courses as feasible.
• J.D. and LL.M. students may take one or two courses, earning a maximum of one academic credit for each course, and are subject to ABA Standard 310 requiring 30 additional hours outside class for each course.

Courses are taught by Professor Nancy Boswell or Professor Jonathan Rusch with Special Guest Lecturers (now being scheduled for 2025). All courses are eligible for CLE credit, as described below.

U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ANTI-BRIBERY LAW AND COMPLIANCE PRACTICE (LAW-866-001)

(MONDAY - THURSDAY, JUNE 2-5, 2025, 9:00AM - 12PM)

Robust anti-corruption enforcement and evolving guidance from U.S. and foreign law enforcement authorities have raised the risks for corporations and individuals operating around the world and are driving demand for expertise. Taught by former U.S. prosecutors, international negotiators, and private sector defense counsel, this course will discuss the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the newly enacted U.S. Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, the UK and other foreign bribery laws and the latest enforcement trends, cases, and settlements and Trump Administration policies and actions. Participants will learn about private sector compliance and integrity best practice, internal controls, due diligence, and investigations, and how to implement a risk-based approach in challenging environments.

CRYPTOCURRENCY AND CORRUPTION, SANCTIONS, AND MONEY LAUNDERING; LEGAL, ENFORCEMENT, AND COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORKS (LAW 864-001) [TENTATIVE]

(MONDAY - THURSDAY, JUNE 2-5, 2025, 1:30PM - 4:30PM)

This course provides an introductory examination of how U.S. anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and economic sanctions laws apply to the rapidly evolving landscape of digital assets. Digital assets offer an attractive pipeline for corrupt government officials to launder the proceeds of their corruption without oversight from traditional financial institutions and regulators. The course will cover the statutory and regulatory bases for U.S. AML/CFT and sanctions enforcement and then explore how these frameworks operate in the context of cryptocurrencies and other emerging financial technologies, incorporating up-to-the-minute developments in crypto regulation.

U.S. ANTI-CORRUPTION LEGAL FRAMEWORK (LAW-865)

(MONDAY - THURSDAY, JUNE 9-12, 2025, 9:00AM - 12PM)

U.S. government and private-sector legal experts and Professor Jonathan Rusch lecture and lead discussion on U.S. Constitutional provisions, statutes, and customary norms fostering integrity; criminal anti-corruption laws, including bribery, fraud, honest services and money laundering, and their enforcement; preventive measures, such as access to information, conflicts of interest, asset disclosure, political finance, whistleblower protection, asset recovery; the role of key U.S. accountability and oversight agencies and the courts; and up-to-the-minute information about how these topics are affected by Trump Administration policies and actions.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ANTI-CORRUPTION (MONDAY - THURSDAY, JUNE 9-12, 2025, 1:30PM - 4:30PM)

Artificial intelligence (AI) for some time has been playing an increasingly vital role, in the public and private sectors, in analyzing and combating corruption and other financial crimes. This course will provide students with a thorough grounding in key AI terms and concepts, explain how artificial intelligence can be useful in various contexts (i.e., law enforcement, corporate compliance, and academic research), discuss applications of AI to corruption and related financial crimes, and explore the legal, ethical, and governance challenges of using anti-corruption A, including up-to-the-minute developments in U.S. and foreign regulation of AI.

Note: The Stolen Assets Recovery Law and Practice course offered in 2024 is no longer being offered.

CLE Credit: AU Washington College of Law is an approved CLE provider for Pennsylvania and Virginia. Attorneys licensed in Alaska, Connecticut, Colorado, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, and Wisconsin may obtain CLE credit for courses approved by Pennsylvania or Virginia.

Upon request, the Continuing Legal Education Program at American University Washington College of Law will provide attorneys with all necessary documents and information to obtain CLE credits for all other MCLE jurisdictions that have not specifically approved this course. Please contact cle@wcl.american.edu if you have any questions.