Defend Your Company, Defend Yourself: Private Litigation and Government Investigations

Litigation risks facing directors, officers, and corporations are inevitable and increasingly complex. What can you do to make your company—and yourself—more defensible from lawsuits? How should you navigate the complexities and challenges of government investigations? What protections are available through risk transfer instruments like indemnification agreements and directors & officers (D&O) insurance, and under what conditions do these risk-transfer mechanisms fail? This panel will explore a series of cutting-edge litigation issues that can threaten corporations, directors, and senior executives, with an emphasis on practical strategies for minimizing and insuring against these risks and responding to an investigation or litigation if the challenge arises.