Programme Overview

EPBCL intends to provide the participants a comprehensive understanding on the legal environment in which the business, both national and international, operates. The programme shall address the different facets of business and its operation including but not limited to setting-up of business operations, raising capital - public offers, private placement, liability, transactions in the field of JV, M&A, external commercial borrowings, private equity / venture capital investments, capital and forex market regulations, strategic management of IPRs etc. In addition, managing transnational business operations has become the mandate of today’s managers, which would involve understanding and dealing with risks in foreign investments, global trade in goods and services, international dispute resolution, and major foreign laws having implications on international business transactions. Having a reasonable understanding of the regulatory framework will help the manager/executive in designing the strategies and counter strategies for competitive advantage.

Programme Objective

More specifically, the Programme shall cover:

  • Understanding the normative and constraining aspects of the law
  • Regulations and regulatory processes involved in setting up and operating a business.
  • Legal framework dealing with protection of Intellectual Property rights i.e. patent, copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, business, trade secrets etc
  • Managing the international legal environment – Investment protection, trade in goods and services, trade remedies
Programme Directors
Professor RAVINDRAN Rajesh Babu

Professor RAVINDRAN Rajesh Babu

Public Policy and Management

Professor V K Unni

Professor V K Unni

Public Policy and Management

Who Should Attend
Professionals with minimum 2 years of work experience.
Programme Duration and Delivery

The duration of the programme is for nine months.

Once a week for 3 hours; Classes will be conducted twice a week in some weeks only.

Class Days: Sundays (10.30 AM to 1.30 PM) and select Saturdays (12.00 PM to 3.00 PM)

Campus - Two campus visits of total 7 days duration will be held in this programme. 4 days towards the beginning of the programme and 3 days at the end of the programme.
In case the campus module cannot be conducted the equivalent hours will be conducted online.

Pedagogy
A balanced mix of lectures, case studies, live -corporate examples and general discussions.
Programme Content
  1. Advanced Corporate Law -I (Corporate Governance, M&A and Corporate Restructuring, Joint Ventures)
  2. Advanced Corporate Law -II (Fund raising – public offers, private placements, , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), FEMA/foreign investment regulations, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
  3. Dispute Resolution (National and International)
  4. International Trade and Investment Law
  5. Protection of IPRs
  6. Legal framework dealing with competition and consumer protection

In addition there will be a group project.

Eligibility
  • Working managers with an experience profile of two years or more, who are at least graduates (10+2+3) in any discipline with 50% marks.
  • Students would be shortlisted on the basis assessment of background and motivation based on the application form submitted.
Alumni Status
  • LDP participants who complete the programme successfully become the Alumni of IIMC Executive Education, which currently has over 30,000 members.
  • LDP Alumni are given an email-id in the IIM Calcutta domain.
  • LDP Alumni can register in the IIM Calcutta Alumni portal either with this email-id or with their personal email-ids. The IIM Calcutta Alumni portal is a common platform for Alumni of all programmes of the Institute to interact with each other and stay connected with the Institute.
  • The Institute shares newsletters, important news and articles about the Institute and its activities, the achievements of the Institute's faculty, staff, students and alumni, upcoming events and programmes etc., on the portal.
  • Alumni can post their achievements, write about jobs or LIVE project opportunities for other alumni to see.
  • The IIM Calcutta alumni network can also be accessed on mobile phones through the mobile app.
  • Executive Education Alumni are entitled to a discount of 5% on the programme fee if they opt to do another LDP.
  • By using the different features of the IIM Calcutta portal, alumni across programmes can engage with each other in many meaningful ways. It is up to the alumni themselves to leverage the platform
How to Apply

For further details and for downloading the application form please visit: https://iimcalcutta.vcrvcnow.in/EPBCL-05/STUDENT-REG/Registration_lms.php

Program manager

Name – Shivani Sharma
Email ID- shivani.sharma[at]vcnowvcr[dot]com
Contact Number – 9219078715