Directors and Officers Liability: Responding to Recent Surge in Claims and Lawsuits
Investor Activism, Board Composition, Sexual Harassment, Executive Governance and Compliance Failings
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will discuss critical areas that result in the highest number of claims against corporations, executives, directors and officers. The panel will examine critical risk areas—a record number of securities class actions in 2017, increasing sexual harassment claims, and executive misconduct settlements—and offer approaches to strengthen D&O compliance and other governance matters to protect directors and officers from liability.
Outline
- The current landscape of claims against directors and officers
- Board composition and curtailing investor activism
- Handling third-party claims and regulatory compliance failings
- Cyber risk management and increased liability on directors and officers
- Methods for executive governance to avoid sexual harassment claims and other misconduct
Benefits
The panel will review the following key issues and how insurance coverage relates to them:
- Critical areas of potential liability for directors and officers
- Approaches to avoid/mitigate liability stemming from executive misconduct
- Cybersecurity rules and impact on director and officer liabilities
- Investor activism and implementing management processes
- Enhancing shareholder value and limiting interference through board composition
- Regulatory compliance lapses and avoiding penalties
- Key issues concerning D&O, cyber and other forms of liability insurance coverage
- Sexual harassment claims and executive governance
Faculty
Daniel J. Healy
Partner
Brown Rudnick
Mr. Healy is a seasoned trial attorney with more than 20 years of extensive courtroom experience in courts across... | Read More
Mr. Healy is a seasoned trial attorney with more than 20 years of extensive courtroom experience in courts across the country. He represents policyholders seeking insurance coverage and has successfully obtained coverage under numerous policy types, working with clients from a variety of industries, including technology companies, financial consultants, manufacturers, railroads, banks, financial service providers, retailers, medical service providers, and food and beverage providers. In addition, Mr. Healy regularly represents clients in disputes involving intellectual property rights and in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has negotiated copyright and trademark resolutions, including licensing agreements, involving state, federal and international intellectual property rights. Mr. Healy is the author of Cyber Insurance Claims, Case Law, and Risk Management, a leading treatise on cyber insurance. He sits on Law360’s editorial board for Insurance Authority Specialty Lines and is a member of the American College of Coverage Counsel and is listed as a SuperLawyer as well as in Who’s Who in America. Mr. Healy is ranked as a leading insurance litigator by Best Lawyers, and Lawyer of the Year for Insurance Litigation in 2023.
Close
John L. Corbett
Of Counsel
Barnes & Thornburg
Mr. Corbett’s practice focuses on insurance recovery in the construction industry. He is also experienced in... | Read More
Mr. Corbett’s practice focuses on insurance recovery in the construction industry. He is also experienced in insurance recovery in the telecommunications, healthcare and Internet industries. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Corbett performed legal work for public entities including the Superior Court of California, Santa Barbara County and the U.S. Department of State.
Close