Woodruff Sawyer & Company

Insurance Services, Risk Management, Employee Benefits

Directors & Officers Liability: Predicting & Preparing for the Next Big Risk

Thursday, April 17

7:30am - 8:00am Breakfast & Registration
8:00am - 10:30am Seminar

Center Club
650 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

In the past couple of years, we have seen an increasing number of directors, officers and executives being investigated by the SEC and DOJ.  In addition, D&O securities suits were up 50% in 2007 versus 2006 with no signs of slowing down in the future.  Please join industry experts as they share their perspectives on the current — and next — wave of prosecutions by plaintiffs attorneys and the government, the impact this wave will have on the D&O liability market, and how you can ensure you and your Board are prepared for the “next big risk”.
 
AREAS OF DISCUSSION

  • The Plaintiff’s Attorney Bar — New era, new focus?
  • 10b5-1 Trading Plans — The Next Big Wave of D&O Liability Exposure?
  • The Subprime Fallout & Options Backdating Scandal—What are the Implications for the D&O Market?
  • Increasing International D&O Exposure — Why Your U.S. Policy May Not Respond
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act — An Emerging D&O Minefield
  • Steps to Avoid Being Sued...But If You Are, Making Sure You’re More Defendable
  • The D&O Insurance Marketplace — Abrupt Changes on the Horizon?

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Priya Cherian Huskins, Partner, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
Michele Johnson, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Darren Robbins, Partner & Co-Founder,  Coughlin Stoia, Geller Rudman & Robbins
Brendan Williams, Partner, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.

APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION

One hour of CLE credit through the State Bar of California
Two hours of CPE credit through the California Board of Accounting

To register for this seminar, please contact Woodruff-Sawyer Seminars.