Director and Officer Liability

Executive Summary Webinar Series: What You Need to Know Before You Walk Into the Boardroom (July 2011)

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:45:00 -0700

Before you walk into your next board meeting, what do you need to know when it comes to current D&O liability issues? The “Executive Summary” is Woodruff-Sawyer’s webinar series for CFOs, GCs, Controllers and others who work with boards of directors. This session will feature a discussion on D&O litigation updates and Cyber Liability.

Featured Speakers:
Lauri Floresca, Woodruff-Sawyer, Senior Vice President, Partner
Scott Godes, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Counsel
Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Woodruff-Sawyer, Senior Vice President, Partner

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Executive Summary Webinar Series: What You Need to Know Before You Walk Into the Boardroom (May 2011)

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:41:00 -0700

Before you walk into your next board meeting, what do you need to know when it comes to current D&O liability issues? The “Executive Summary” is Woodruff-Sawyer’s webinar series for CFOs, GCs, Controllers and others who work with boards of directors. This session will feature a discussion on D&O market trends, the UK Bribery Act, M&A litigation trends and the WS&Co. Wealth Security Policy.

Featured Woodruff-Sawyer Speakers:
Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Senior Vice President, Partner
Judy Roberts, Senior Vice President, Partner

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Executive Summary Webinar Series: What You Need to Know Before You Walk into the Boardroom (February 2011)

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:43:00 -0800

Featured Woodruff-Sawyer Speakers:
Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Senior Vice President, Partner
Carolyn Polikoff, Senior Vice President, Partner

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Executive Summary Webinar Series: What You Need to Know Before You Walk into the Boardroom

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:47:00 -0800

Before you walk into your next board meeting, what do you need to know when it comes to current D&O liability issues? The “Executive Summary” is Woodruff-Sawyer’s webinar series for CFOs, GCs, Controllers and others who work with boards of directors. The upcoming session will focus on D&O marketing and litigation updates and emerging issues in D&O.

Featured Woodruff-Sawyer Speakers:
Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Senior Vice President, Partner
Lauri Floresca, Senior Director, Corporate and Executive Protection

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Directors Personal Liability

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:20:00 -0700

Directors of public and private companies face the specter of unlimited personal liability. This podcast scopes and calibrates the risk faced by directors, and includes a discussion of when public company directors have paid out of pocked in the past. The podcast also briefly discusses three key strategies for addressing director risk: corporate governance, indemnification, and D&O insurance.

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Podcast Recorded June 2007 for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Silicon Valley Chapter.

Sale of a Company: Directors Duties and Personal Protection

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:28:00 -0700

Directors of a company have a duty to their shareholders to be prepared for the day when a potential buyer makes an attractive offer to buy the company. This podcast discusses the dynamics of the sale of a company and directors' duties under the law when selling their company. This podcast also discusses the steps that directors can take before the sale of a company to maximize their personal protections so that directors can focus on maximizing shareholder value.

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Podcast Recorded June 2008 for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Silicon Valley Chapter.

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Board of Directors Role and Duties

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:52:00 -0700

Directors of a company--as opposed to the officers of a company--have clearly defined roles and duties. Using the famous "agency problem" as an anchor point of the discussion, this podcast sets forth the three specific fiduciary duties of board members, as well as the seven key areas of board member responsibility.

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Podcast Recorded February 2008 for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Silicon Valley Chapter.

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Questions to Ask Before Joining a Board of Directors

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:35:00 -0700

Being asked to join a board of directors is flattering. Deciding whether to accept this long-term commitment is an enormous responsibility. Directors are well-served by asking probing questions before joining a new board. This podcast walks through a systematic approach that will yield the right questions to ask--and have answered--before joining a board.

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Podcast Recorded June 2008 for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Silicon Valley Chapter.

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Selecting Limits for D&O Insurance

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:25:00 -0700

"How much should we buy in limits" is the single most asked question about D&O insurance. This podcast will discuss common mistakes when selecting limits for D&O insurance, a systematic approach to use when determining appropriate limits for the policy and how one can use data to make an informed limits decision.

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Insurance Carrier Failure: Protection Strategies

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:15:00 -0700

Your insurance protection is only as good as the financial strength of your insurance carrier. This podcast sets forth a three step approach to monitoring insurance carrier health, and it discusses the three most important steps to take to limit one's exposure to any one carrier's potential insolvency.

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Director and Officer Protection: Personal Indemnification Contracts

phuskins@wsandco.com (Priya Cherian Huskins) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:31:00 -0700

Directors and Officers need personal indemnification agreements. This podcast explains why, and includes a discussion of an overview of sources of claims against directors and officers, sources of protection, the famous Schoon v. Troy case, and the right to advancement of legal fees.

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