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D&O Insurance Securities Exchange Act of 1934

McCarter & English, LLP

Delaware Court Holds Settlement of Underlying Securities Litigation Is Covered Under D&O Policy, Rejecting Insurers’ Assertion of...

A Delaware court recently found for the policyholders in determining that a directors and officers (D&O) liability policy covered the settlement of an underlying action alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

CA District Court: Insurance Policy Covering Securities Claims May Extend to SOX Whistleblower Claims

A recent California district court addressed the question of whether, for insurance coverage purposes, a SOX whistleblower claim is a “securities claim,” and answered that question in the affirmative. Skye Bioscience v....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Congressional SPACtivity Continues: Draft Legislation Proposes to Eliminate Safe Harbor Protection for Projections in SPAC...

Updates from recent U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing and proposed legislation - In light of recent Congressional hearings and proposed legislation, market participants should remain vigilant and prepared...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The SPAC Explosion: Beware the Litigation and Enforcement Risk

SPACs have seen exponential growth in 2020, but SPAC sponsors, investors and targets should beware the scrutiny de-SPAC transactions are receiving from the plaintiffs’ bar and the SEC. 2020’s SPAC IPO explosion will...more

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