Before you walk into your next board meeting, what do you need to know when it comes to current D&O liability issues? The “Executive Summary” is Woodruff-Sawyer’s webinar series for CFOs, GCs, Controllers and others who work with boards of directors. This session will feature a discussion on D&O litigation updates and Cyber Liability. Featured Speakers: Lauri Floresca, Woodruff-Sawyer, Senior Vice President, Partner Scott Godes, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Counsel Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Woodruff-Sawyer, Senior Vice President, Partner To listen to this podcast, click here. To view a pdf of the presentation, click here.

Before you walk into your next board meeting, what do you need to know when it comes to current D&O liability issues? The “Executive Summary” is Woodruff-Sawyer’s webinar series for CFOs, GCs, Controllers and others who work with boards of directors. This session will feature a discussion on D&O market trends, the UK Bribery Act, M&A litigation trends and the WS&Co. Wealth Security Policy. Featured Woodruff-Sawyer Speakers: Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Senior Vice President, Partner Judy Roberts, Senior Vice President, Partner To listen to this podcast click here.

Before you walk into your next board meeting, what do you need to know when it comes to current D&O liability issues? The “Executive Summary” is Woodruff-Sawyer’s webinar series for CFOs, GCs, Controllers and others who work with boards of directors. This session will feature a discussion on D&O market trends and the new Dodd-Frank legislation. Featured Woodruff-Sawyer Speakers: Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Senior Vice President, Partner Carolyn Polikoff, Senior Vice President, Partner To listen to this podcast click here.

Before you walk into your next board meeting, what do you need to know when it comes to current D&O liability issues? The “Executive Summary” is Woodruff-Sawyer’s webinar series for CFOs, GCs, Controllers and others who work with boards of directors. The upcoming session will focus on D&O marketing and litigation updates and emerging issues in D&O. Featured Woodruff-Sawyer Speakers: Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Senior Vice President, Partner Lauri Floresca, Senior Director, Corporate and Executive Protection To listen to this podcast click here.

Directors of public and private companies face the specter of unlimited personal liability. This podcast scopes and calibrates the risk faced by directors, and includes a discussion of when public company directors have paid out of pocked in the past. The podcast also briefly discusses three key strategies for addressing director risk: corporate governance, indemnification, and D&O insurance. To listen to this podcast click here. Podcast Recorded June 2007 for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Silicon Valley Chapter.

Directors of a company have a duty to their shareholders to be prepared for the day when a potential buyer makes an attractive offer to buy the company. This podcast discusses the dynamics of the sale of a company and directors' duties under the law when selling their company. This podcast also discusses the steps that directors can take before the sale of a company to maximize their personal protections so that directors can focus on maximizing shareholder value. To listen to this podcast click here. Podcast Recorded June 2008 for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Silicon Valley Chapter. The podcast generally takes between 2 to 7 seconds to load. Thank you for your patience.

Your insurance protection is only as good as the financial strength of your insurance carrier. This podcast sets forth a three step approach to monitoring insurance carrier health, and it discusses the three most important steps to take to limit one's exposure to any one carrier's potential insolvency. To listen to this podcast click here. The podcast generally takes between 2 to 7 seconds to load. Thank you for your patience.

"How much should we buy in limits" is the single most asked question about D&O insurance. This podcast will discuss common mistakes when selecting limits for D&O insurance, a systematic approach to use when determining appropriate limits for the policy and how one can use data to make an informed limits decision. To listen to this podcast click here. The podcast generally takes between 2 to 7 seconds to load. Thank you for your patience.

Directors of a company--as opposed to the officers of a company--have clearly defined roles and duties. Using the famous "agency problem" as an anchor point of the discussion, this podcast sets forth the three specific fiduciary duties of board members, as well as the seven key areas of board member responsibility. To listen to this podcast click here. Podcast Recorded February 2008 for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Silicon Valley Chapter. The podcast generally takes between 2 to 7 seconds to load. Thank you for your patience.