A view of the mainland from Penang
The D&O Diary’s Asia Pacific tour concluded earlier this week with a stop on the Malaysian island of Penang, which is located just off the northwest coast of peninsular Malaysia. The island’s rich
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Mumbai
The D&O Diary continued its Asia Pacific tour with a very brief stop in Mumbai, India’s financial capital.
Regional Bank Hit with Banking Crisis-Related Securities Suit
Earlier this year three large U.S. banks failed in a sequence of events that has been called The Banking Crisis of 2023. While federal regulators acted decisively and forcefully to prevent the bank failures from triggering a contagion event,
Singapore
The D&O Diary’s tour through the Asia Pacific region continued this week with a stop in the island city-state of Singapore, which is a bustling metropolis and a burgeoning insurance center. My stay in Singapore was all too short, but
Guest Post: Essential Corporate Governance Duties and How To Avoid Violating Them
Every now and then it is worthwhile to go back to the basics. In the following guest post, Greg Markel, Gina Ferrari, and Sarah Fedner, all of the Seyfarth Shaw law firm, review the basic building blocks of corporate governance
Sydney
The D&O Diary is on assignment in the Asia Pacific region this week, with a first stop in the beautiful Australian city of Sydney. Even though it was still Southern Hemisphere late winter/early spring while I was in Australia, the
Plaintiff Law Firm’s Client Solicitation Practices to Face Scrutiny
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ESG-Related Suit Against Unilever Based on Ben & Jerry’s Board’s Resolution Dismissed
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Robotic Aircraft Company Hit with COVID-19 and Supply Chain-Related Securities Suit
In my recent roundup of the top stories in the world of directors’ and officers’ liability and insurance, I noted that a host of macroeconomic factors – such as supply chain disruptions and labor supply constraints — continue to weigh
What to Watch in the World of D&O
Every year after Labor Day, I take a step back to survey the most important current trends and developments in the world of Directors’ and Officers’ liability and insurance. This year’s review is set out below. As the following discussion