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What to Do When Faced With a Potential Claim Under Your D&O Insurance Policy

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Making a claim under your directors and officers (D&O) insurance policy should be straightforward, right? Not quite. We suggest you consider the following approaches to help you navigate the claim process and maximize the...more

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Optimizing the Value of a GP Advisory Board for Private Equity Funds

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Launching a private equity fund is an exciting yet daunting endeavor; and a General Partner (GP) Advisory Board can be a critical asset in navigating the complexities. Thoughtfully designing and engaging a GP Advisory Board...more

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Indemnification Agreements under Maryland Law: Additional Protection for Directors and Officers

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As scrutiny of public companies continues to increase, it is important for directors and officers to understand the full range of protections from personal liability available to them and for a company to be cognizant of its...more

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Directors in the Firing Line

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While those running companies may be aware of the numerous management and accounting breaches that can give rise to civil liability, there is generally less recognition of the possibility that breaches can also give rise to...more

Woodruff Sawyer

An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Private Company D&O Insurance - 2023 Edition

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8 Reasons to Buy D&O Insurance - 1. Attracting New Directors: D&O insurance makes board seats more attractive. 2. Investor Requirements: Some venture capital and private equity firms require that their portfolio...more

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Personal Liability Protection: A Simple Guide for Directors and Officers

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As a director or officer of a public or private company, you need to have strong protections in place to reduce your exposure to personal liability, as well as appropriately respond in case you become subject to an...more

Woodruff Sawyer

An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Private Company D&O Insurance

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8 Reasons to Buy D&O Insurance - 1. Attracting New Directors: D&O insurance makes board seats more attractive. 2. Investor Requirements: Some venture capital and private equity firms require that their portfolio...more

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Delaware Fully Embraces Captive Insurance as an Option to Protect Directors and Officers

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Delaware amended its Corporation Law (Section 145(g)) to expressly permit the use of captive insurance to protect directors and officers, including from claims for which indemnification is prohibited, joining many other key...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Take Personal Indemnification Agreements Seriously as D&O Insurance Rates Rise

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If you are serving as an officer or director of a public company (or a large private company), it has never been more important to make sure that you have an aggressively protective personal indemnification agreement. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insurance Considerations for Directors and Officers of Delaware Entities

As directors and officers (Ds&Os) face exposure to potential personal liability claims, they should consider the principal protections available to them. Part one of this two-part series provided a “nuts and bolts” overview...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Indemnification Considerations for Directors and Officers of Delaware Entities

Directors and officers (Ds&Os) face exposure to potential personal liability for claims made against them in their capacity as directors and officers of the companies that they serve. This article is part one in a two-part...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Time to Review D&O Liability Protections in Distressed Private Companies

The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the oversight and management skills of directors and officers (“D&Os”) of all businesses, especially lean private companies....more

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D&O insurance and the new BCC

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On 1 May 2019, the much discussed new Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (the new BCC) entered into force in Belgium. This eAlert focuses specifically on the new rules on directors' liability that are applicable to...more

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The Private Vs. Public D&O Insurance Forum: Important Considerations for Companies Looking to Avoid Growing Pains

Although it has become common for corporate directors and officers to face claims seeking to hold them personally liable for alleged damages resulting from actions taken in their official capacity, it wasn’t always this way....more

Jones Day

New Insurance Risks for Directors & Officers in Germany

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The Situation: Claims brought by insolvency administrators under Section 64 of the German Limited Liability Companies Act are not only among the most common, but also the most financially significant, claims faced by the...more

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Directors and officers in M&A litigation

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We’ve asked lawyers from our offices in Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S. to talk about when directors and officers get caught up in M&A litigation....more

White and Williams LLP

Is a “Vice President” an Officer for Indemnity Purposes? Delaware and New Jersey Weigh In

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What makes a corporate officer an “officer”? For corporations, the issue of who qualifies as an officer is significant because corporations may be required to advance legal expenses and indemnify their officers pursuant to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Risky Business: Protecting the Assets of Directors

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Directors and officers are exposed to potential liability from suits by the company, shareholders, and debt holders, among others. There are, however, a number of protections available to protect the assets of directors and...more

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What Questions Executives Should Be Asking About Their D&O Insurance Following The New DOJ Policies Issued Last Week

As was recently reported in the New York Times and elsewhere, the Justice Department issued new policies last week that place individual executives as the focus of their prosecution efforts, and encourage companies to...more

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Why Directors and Officers Should Demand a Separate Indemnification Agreement

Corporate directors and officers (“D&O’s”) face significant personal exposure whenever their corporation is involved in a dispute or investigation. For this reason, prudent D&O’s avail themselves of all available legal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Policy Observer - March 2014

D&O Coverage for Subpoena Response Costs: An Emerging Consensus? Responding to a subpoena can be an expensive proposition. Fortunately, in many instances, a company can call upon its D&O insurer to help defray the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FDIC Bars Financial Institutions from Purchasing Insurance Coverage for Civil Monetary Penalties for Directors and Officers: FDIC...

We recently notified you of the FDIC’s Financial Institution Letter 47-2013 , which urges directors and officers of financial institutions to examine their institutions’ directors and officers (D&O) insurance coverage to...more

K&L Gates LLP

Maximizing Legal Protections for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations: A Timely Topic in Today’s Dangerous World

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Much like their counterparts on the boards of public companies, board members of many nonprofit corporations increasingly, and quite understandably, are raising questions concerning their potential personal liability and the...more

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