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The business judgment rule (BJR) has served for decades as the single most important protection against personal liability for directors and officers.  First developed by courts over a century ...
Approximately 30% of the 250 largest industrial companies in the U.S. include on their boards of directors a lawyer, most of whom are partners in a law firm which represents the corporation.  ...
Even to a casual observer, it seems increasingly likely that profound changes to global climate patterns are occurring.  Record high temperatures, drought conditions and catastrophic weather ...
On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”).  For an estimated 97% of all businesses in the U.S., the new legislation is the most ...
As more D&O insurers and greater capacity enter the D&O insurance market, many insureds are reexamining an age-old D&O insurance issue:  is it better to place an entire D&O ...
For many years, companies and boards of directors have used internal investigations to address potential or identified wrongdoing within the company.  Typically, these internal investigations ...