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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Corporate Governance: From the Frying Pan Into the Fire?

Three significant trends mark the last decade in corporate governance, and they have only accelerated over time: (i) the dismantling of structural provisions that some shareholders believe insulate directors from...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2018

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Strategy and the Decline—or Rise—of the Inpatient Hospital - A series of new media reports and consultant commentary on industry evolution highlight the increasing pressure on health system boards to fully engage in...more

Perkins Coie

Navigating Yates Memo Minefield and Broadening of Excess Side-A DIC D&O Insurance Policies

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Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued a memorandum (the Yates Memo) in September 2015 setting forth guidance on how the U.S. Department of Justice would handle future corporate investigations and, to the extent...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Individual Liability: What’s Behind The Headlines?

It’s been open season on financial institutions since the 2008-2009 financial crisis (“Financial Crisis”). State and federal prosecutors and regulators are competing with each other for press coverage of their latest consent...more

K&L Gates LLP

Surviving in an Age of Individual Accountability: How Much Protection Do Indemnification and D&O Insurance Provide?

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We consider below how advancement of legal fees, indemnification, and insurance operate when officers and directors become involved in regulatory investigations and proceedings. Part I addresses the enhanced risk officers and...more

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