Priya Cherian Huskins, Esq., Sr. Vice President

Priya Cherian Huskin, Esq.

Named one of the “Top 100 Women of Influence in the Silicon Valley” in 2009 by the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal, Priya is a recognized expert in D&O liability risk and its mitigation. In addition to consulting on D&O insurance, she counsels clients on corporate governance matters, including ways to reduce their exposure to shareholder lawsuits and regulatory investigations. Priya is a frequent speaker nationally and internationally on D&O issues, is a regular guest lecturer for Stanford Law School’s Corporate Governance Colloquium, and has taught at Stanford’s Annual Directors’ College, among others. She has authored articles for journals as diverse as the Stanford Law Review and Directors & Boards.

Priya is on the board of directors of Realty Income Corporation, The Monthly Dividend Company®, (NYSE: O). She is also on the board of directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Silicon Valley Chapter, and is a member of the California Bar.

Priya began her career as a corporate and securities attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR), one of Silicon Valley’s leading law firms. At WSGR, Priya worked with public and private companies through all stages of their development, including IPOs, ongoing public reporting and M&A transactions. She joined Woodruff-Sawyer’s Corporate & Executive Protection Practice in 2003. In 2007, Business Insurance magazine recognized her as one of the industry’s “Women to Watch.”

Priya earned her undergraduate degree with high honors from Harvard University. She was awarded her juris doctorate with honors from the Law School at the University of Chicago, where she was managing editor of the University’s Legal Forum publication. Following law school, she was a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Frank Magill of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.


Podcasts:   

  • Board of Directors Role and Duties, February 2008
  • Director & Officer Protection - Personal Indemnification Contracts, October 2008
  • Insurance Carrier Failure - Protection Strategies, March 2009
  • Sale of a Company: Director Duties and Personal Protection,
    June 2008
  • Selecting Limits for D&O Insurance, July 2009     
  • Questions to Ask Before Joining a Board of Directors, June 2008

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Sample Speaking Engagements:

  • Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum 2009 (November 2009)
  • Stanford Directors College (June 2009)
  • Annual Meeting of the National Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals (June 2009)
  • Cambridge University International Securities Law Conference (March 2009)
  • University of Chicago, Dartmouth and Stanford Directors’ Consortium (February 2009)
  • Stanford Directors’ College (June 2009)
  • Singapore Directors’ College (June 2008)
  • NACD Annual Corporate Governance Conference (October 2008)

 
Selected Publications

  • “FCPA Prosecutions: Liability Trend to Watch,” Stanford Law Review (May 2008)
  • “Sale of a Company: Director Duties and Personal Protection,” Directors & Boards (April 2008)
  • “What to Expect in D&O Pricing Trends,” Directorship (December 2007/January 2008)
  • “For Your More Robust Personal Protection,” Directors and Boards (Fourth Quarter 2008)
  • “D&O Liability Insurance” chapter in WSGR’s The Initial Public Offering: A Guidebook for Executives and Boards of Directors

 Priya lives in Foster City, California with her husband and two young sons.


To contact Priya Cherian Huskins, please email phuskins@wsandco.com or call 415.402.6527