(Webcast) Insurers’ and Insureds’ Perspectives on Current Issues in D&O Liability 2021

Friday, October 15, 2021 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• Directors and officers (“D&Os”) of corporations face constantly increasing and evolving liability.  D&Os have exposures under state law for breach of fiduciary duty in the context of mismanagement claims, while D&Os of public companies may also face liability for violations of the federal securities laws.

  The risks for directors and officers are ever increasing in the changing landscape for both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors.  Event driven litigation from sexual harassment claims, diversity claims, cyber liability and claims related to Covid-19 have presented new exposures for the corporation and its directors and officers, but have also led to important changes in the corporate boardroom.  There has also been an upswing in securities class actions and derivative actions addressing mergers and acquisitions activity, including allegations of D&O impropriety.  In addition, there are new issues that are emerging that have only heighten this exposure, such as climate change related claims and the growing field of Cannabis.  In response, D&O and corporate liability insurance products continue to evolve to address these new and renewed exposures.

  Join our panel of professionals, including insurers’ representatives and insured’s’ advocates, and plaintiff and defense counsel, as they provide a balanced perspective on present and future exposures facing corporations and their D&Os, the D&O insurance marketplace, and the coverage afforded for these types of claims.  In addition, the panels will provide up to date commentary on best practices.

  Panel discussions expected to include:

  • Primer on D&O Liability Exposures and Insurance Coverages
  • Update on U.S. Securities Litigation and Coverage Considerations
  • Corporate/D&O Liability for Event Driven Litigation (#MeToo, Diversity, Cyber, Covid)
  • Corporate/D&O Liability for Emerging Claims (Climate Change / Cannabis)

  Program Fee:
  $299 for Members | $399 for Nonmembers
  In-House Counsel: Free for Members | $349 for Nonmembers
  Government/Nonprofit/Academic/Judiciary/Recent Law Graduate/Newly Admitted Lawyer/Student: Free for Members^* | $199 for Nonmembers

  ^*City Bar & IFNY  Members

• Panel Leaders:

  Jeffrey B. Clancy
  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  Raymond A. Mascia, Jr.
  Shareholder
  Anderson Kill P.C.

  Andrew S. Nadolna
  Mediator & Arbitrator
  JAMS

  Faculty:

  Sebastian A. Alia
  Deputy General Counsel
  Hudson Insurance Group

  Alan Borst Jr.
  Arbitrator
  ARIAS-US

  Marisa DeMartini
  AVP, Financial Lines Claims
  ASCOT GROUP

  David Knowlton
  Chairman and CEO
  Cannabis Education and Research Institute

  Stephen Konigsberg
  General Counsel
  Tikun Olam

  Jeremy Lieberman
  Pomerantz LLP 

  Clea P.M. Liquard 
  Partner
  Covington

  Jennifer Odrobina
  Vice-President, Technical Specialist
  Sompo International

  Audra Soloway
  Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

  Stephen A. Weisbrod
  Weisbrod Matteis & Copley PLLC

• 9:00 am – 9:05 am
  Welcome and Introduction
  Frederic M. Garsson, Jonathan E. Meer

  9:05 am – 9:55 am
  Primer on D&O Liability Exposures and Insurance Coverages
  Panel Leader: Raymond A. Mascia, Jr
  Speakers: Alan Borst Jr., Clea P.M. Liquard

  9:55 am – 10:00 am
  Break

  10:00 am – 10:50 am
  Update on U.S. Securities Litigation and Coverage Considerations
  Panel Leader: Andrew S. Nadolna
  Speakers: Jennifer Odrobina, Audra Soloway, Stephen Weisbrod

  10:50 am – 11:10 am
  Break

  11:10 am – 12:00 pm
  Corporate/D&O Liability for Event Driven Litigations
  Panel Leader: Jeffrey B. Clancy
  Speakers: Marisa DeMartini, Jeremy Lieberman

  12:00 pm – 12:05 pm
  Break

  12:05 pm – 1:00 pm
  Corporate/D&O Liability for Emerging Claims (Climate Change / Cannabis)
  Panel Leader: Jonathan E. Meer
  Speakers: Sebastian A. Alia, David Knowlton, Stephen Koningsberg

   

• New York: 4.0 Professional Practice
  New Jersey: 4.1 General
  California: 4.0 General
  Pennsylvania: 3.5 General
  Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

• This program has been generously sponsored by:
  
  

  Sponsoring Association Committee:
  Insurance Law, Frederic M. Garsson, Chair

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org