Evan Bundschuh
Burkhard Fassbach
In the following guest post, Evan Bundschuh and Burkhard Fassbach share and analyze their research into the geopolitics-related Form 10-K disclosures of 26 large-cap U.S.-listed public companies, as well as 52 small-cap and mid-cap companies, in
One of the questions that has accompanied the Securities and Exchange Commission’s changing approach to digital asset regulation is whether a decline in enforcement activity would lead to an increase private plaintiff litigation against cryptocurrency and crypto-adjacent companies. A July
As readers know, in May, the SEC proposed a rule that would provide companies currently subject to the agency’s quarterly reporting requirements with the option to instead file interim reports semiannually. Following the agency’s announcement of the proposed rule, the
John McCarrick
Those who follow Directors’ and Officers’ indemnification and advancement issues know that there are a host of recurring questions surrounding executives’ advancement rights, including whether there are duration or amount limits on a company’s advancement obligations. In the
Continuation Vehicles (CVs) have grown in popularity with private equity (PE) firms as traditional exit routes, such as IPOs and strategic sales, have become unfavorable due to geopolitical turmoil, macroeconomic and AI- driven disruption. However, the same features that make CVs attractive
Since the dawn of time, one of the biggest D&O insurance coverage issues has been allocation – that is, the division of loss between covered and noncovered claims or between covered and noncovered parties. After a series of developments in
A securities class action filed against ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. and certain of its directors and officers on June 25, 2026, highlights what may be the next phase of AI-related securities litigation. Unlike many earlier AI-related lawsuits, which alleged that companies
The third episode of The D&O Diary Podcast Series is now live. Building on our June 30, 2026, post discussing first-half federal court securities class action lawsuits, this episode explores the factors and trends driving the number of current suit
Thomas Boley
In the following guest post, Thomas Boley, an associate at the Wiley Rein LLP law firm, takes a closer look at the Up-C corporate structure, and considers the claims that can arise due to the issues the corporate
For more than two decades, The D&O Diary has chronicled successive waves of securities litigation involving foreign companies with shares listed on U.S. exchanges. The Chinese reverse merger cases of the early 2010s centered on alleged accounting fraud. More recently,
