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,
The private credit industry’s litigation wave continues to evolve. A newly filed lawsuit against Blue Owl Technology Credit Advisors LLC targets a core feature of modern private credit structures: whether an investment adviser can be held liable for collecting advisory
How will artificial intelligence (AI) impact the D&O liability and insurance landscape?
The D&O Diary, in collaboration with Allianz Commercial, has prepared a survey, to allow us to better understand the views of D&O insurance industry participants about AI.
One of the much-discussed concerns in the insurance industry about artificial intelligence (AI) is the risk of “silent AI” – that is, the seepage of AI-related matters into various insurance coverages that were not intended (at least not consciously) to
