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June 23, 2021

For SPACs, an Ounce of Liability Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure

In light of the SEC’s recent crackdown on SPACs, as well as congressional attention and the inevi...

By Perrie M. Weiner

June 1, 2021

D&O Insurance Programs: Five Critical Risk Areas for Public Company Boards

The probability that a company and its board will face a lawsuit has increased in recent years. A...

By Matthew McLellan

April 6, 2021

Questions Every Nonprofit Director Should Ask About Directors and Officers Insurance

Managing liability risk is a two-way street. Nonprofits tend to have less structure around risk m...

By Daniel Hanson

March 25, 2021

Busy Director Neglects Board Duty While CEO’s Actions Raise Questions, What Should She Do?

An investor raises concerns to an absentee director about a CEO’s actions. In this article ...

By Julie Garland McLellan

December 9, 2020

Beware Human Rights Liability Risks in Corporate Supply Chains

In an atmosphere of increasing scrutiny around human rights violations in business operations, co...

By Karl V. Hopkins

June 21, 2019

From the Skies, to a River, to a Supply Chain in China: Surviving and Thriving Through Crisis

While there are personal and professional ramifications that follow a crisis, strong and steady l...

By Kimberly Simpson

December 19, 2018

Lessons for Directors from the Cross-Border Arrest of a Chinese CFO

On December 1, Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer (CFO) of Chinese telecommunications gian...

By Caroline Colpoys, Jessica Heim, and Elizabeth Krabill McIntyre

June 27, 2017

Are You Confident Your D&O Insurance Policy Will Stand Up to These Challenges?

Directors and officers of both public and private companies operate in difficult, complex, and ev...

By Sarah Downey

March 16, 2016

Defending the Data – A Director’s Cybersecurity Duty

Hackers are hard at work trying to steal your information. That is a fact of modern life, whether...

By David R. Owen and Bradley J. Bondi

March 2, 2016

The Board’s Role in Mitigating U.S. False Claims Act Risks

The U.S. False Claims Act (FCA) is an anti-fraud statute used to police the conduct of companies ...

By Tirzah Lollar and Kathleen Neace