Episode 9 of The D&O Diary Podcast series is now live. In this latest episode, we are joined by Geoff Fehling, a partner with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP whose practice focuses on policyholder advocacy, management liability insurance, D&O coverage,
The recent $25 billion data privacy judgment in New Mexico state court against Meta was attention-grabbing, if for no other reason than for the sheer size of the award. The award also highlights the fact that privacy-related issues are increasingly
One of the most distinctive and material securities class action lawsuit filing trends this year has been the massive recent surge of artificial intelligence (AI)-related securities suit filings. Sure, there have been AI-related securities suit filings before, but this year
The D&O Diary has been closely following the growing D&O risks arising from geopolitical developments and the increasing number of securities suits that have followed in their wake. The latest lawsuit in this developing line of cases was filed on
On September 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Accenture agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that its hiring, promotion, and workplace-development practices discriminated on the basis of race or sex. The settlement resolves allegations
When I first heard the news last week that the U.S. Department of Treasury and other federal agencies had imposed penalties and settlements against Bank of America totaling more than $1.2 billion for anti-money laundering and trade sanctions violations, I
A new securities class action lawsuit filed against Endava plc, a technology consulting and digital transformation company that has promoted its transition to an “AI-native” business model, represents the 28th AI-related securities class action lawsuit filed in 2026. The lawsuit
The number of large corporate bankruptcy filings during the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2026, was down compared to the preceding twelve months, but remained elevated compared to long-term historical averages, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. In
On September 28, 2026, a securities class action lawsuit was filed against Qfin Holdings, Inc. (Qfin), a China-based company that describes itself as operating an AI-driven credit technology platform used for credit assessment, borrower acquisition, and related financial services. The
Episode 8 of The D&O Diary Podcast series is now live. In this latest episode, we are joined by Boris Feldman, Partner and Global Co-Head of Technology, Media & Telecommunications at Freshfields. Widely recognized as one of Silicon Valley’s
