D&O Diary readers are aware of a growing trend over the past year: an increasing number of securities class actions arising from alleged market manipulation involving low-float public companies. These cases, ranging from pump-and-dump and spoofing schemes to stock promotion
The fourth episode of The D&O Diary Podcast Series, discussing the D&O liability and insurance implications of the current Trump administration’s tariff policies, is now live.
The D&O Diary has closely followed the rapidly evolving tariff environment and the growing
Both the number of securities class action lawsuit filings and the number and total value of securities lawsuit settlements during the first half of 2026 were on track for the highest annual levels in several years, according to reports published
Ben Dubin
In the following guest post, Ben Dubin, Managing Member of VC Expert Services LLC, discusses Delaware Vice Chancellor Laster’s January 29, 2026 opinion in the Calumet Capital Partners case. This article, which is the first of two discussing
Over the past couple of years, the D&O Diary has followed how geopolitical developments, including wars, sanctions, tariffs, export controls, and trade disputes, can create public company D&O exposure. These developments can present disclosure challenges and have led to securities
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
