Directors & Officers Liability

Corporate boards are more vulnerable than ever to a rapidly expanding array of exposures. With director and officer claims on the rise, insurance companies need coverage counsel who can mitigate the risks faced by carriers and policyholders alike.

Our lawyers have decades of experience representing insurers in their most complex and high-exposure D&O coverage matters. We have advised insurers in many of the most serious D&O matters that have occurred in the United States over the past 25 years.

We work every day with our clients to navigate through a wide variety of D&O risks, including those arising under the federal securities laws, federal antitrust law, and bankruptcy law. Our corporate and transactional expertise has been honed through our vast experience with mergers and acquisitions. We are also skilled in navigating the highly complex and often contentious disputes involving private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

Our expertise allows us to actively represent our insurer clients at every stage – from the initial evaluation of a claim, through the development of defense and coverage strategies and the ultimate resolution of a claim. Along the way, we have participated in thousands of mediations that have resolved claims short of trial. When coverage disputes arise with policyholders, we represent our clients in coverage litigation at the trial court and appellate levels in state and federal courts across the country.

Regardless of the issue, our insurer clients benefit from our deep bench of talented lawyers that stands ready to efficiently tackle the most complex and high-severity claims faced by our industry.

We are grateful that our clients agree. Their feedback shared with Chambers USA (2023) noted that our D&O liability lawyers “provide top-level service” who “work tirelessly to ensure optional results … and will never be overmatched in court or in negotiations.”