Yelena Dunaevsky, Esq.

Senior Vice President, Transactional Insurance

Editor, SPAC Notebook

Yelena advises clients on M&A- and IPO-related insurance solutions, including representations and warranties insurance and D&O insurance for SPACs. Yelena is a frequent speaker and author and has been featured in publications including Law360, Bloomberg Law, Insurance Journal, and Business Insurance. She serves as the M&A managing editor of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Today and is the executive editor of the SPAC Notebook, a blog series that covers SPACs and SPAC risks.

ydunaevsky@woodruffsawyer.com

Yelena Dunaevsky, Esq.

Senior Vice President, Transactional Insurance

Editor, SPAC Notebook

Yelena advises clients on M&A- and IPO-related insurance solutions, including representations and warranties insurance and D&O insurance for SPACs. Yelena is a frequent speaker and author and has been featured in publications including Law360, Bloomberg Law, Insurance Journal, and Business Insurance. She serves as the M&A managing editor of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Today and is the executive editor of the SPAC Notebook, a blog series that covers SPACs and SPAC risks.

ydunaevsky@woodruffsawyer.com

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INSIGHTS

Yelena Dunaevsky, Esq.

Boardroom tabletop with documents and meeting notes

INSIGHTS

SPAC Current Events Roundup: SPARCs, Settlements, and Liquidations

To celebrate the two-year anniversary of the SPAC Notebook, we’ve curated a list of recent SPAC developments that are worth keeping an eye on.

Yelena Dunaevsky, Esq.

The Ins and Outs of D&O Indemnification Agreements

Learn about D&O indemnification and SPACs from Yelena Dunaevsky and special guests James Hu, M&A partner at White and Case, and Chauncey Lane, transactional partner at Holland and Knight.

SPAC Current Events Roundup: SPARCs, Settlements, and Liquidations

To celebrate the two-year anniversary of the SPAC Notebook, we’ve curated a list of recent SPAC developments that are worth keeping an eye on.

SPAC Bankruptcies: Challenges and Practical Tips

We spoke with two industry leaders to analyze the issues involved in SPAC-related bankruptcies and provide tips for newly de-SPACed companies facing bankruptcy or restructuring.

Are SPAC D&O Tails Still Worth Buying?

With a sudden SPAC D&O market shift, the standard practice of electing a tail to cover the SPAC’s directors and officers post-merger will likely fade into history.

SPAC Litigation Mid-Year Update: Delaware Opens the Gates

With SPAC IPOs virtually gone but SPAC mergers (aka de-SPACs) continuing at a steady pace, how can the current litigation and regulatory risks be avoided, or at least minimized?

Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs, 2023 Edition

Our Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs will help you take a sophisticated approach when it comes to securing the right D&O insurance coverage for your SPAC.

SPAC Mergers with Public Companies: A New Trend?

Some SPACs are acquiring public companies, which presents us with interesting questions. We talked to two industry experts to sort out some of these legal, financial, and insurance issues.

SPACs: Delaware Opts Out of “Untold Chaos”

Last week, the Delaware Court of the Chancery issued a decision that restored relative peace to dozens of SPACs whose capital structures were called into question by a prior decision.

A Discussion of the Current SPAC Litigation Environment

What’s the latest in SPAC litigation and enforcement? Woodruff Sawyer's Yelena Dunaevsky discusses these topics with SPAC attorneys at Holland & Knight.

SPAC Litigation by the Numbers: Surprisingly Positive Trends in 2022

Tumultuous, exasperating, difficult, nerve-wracking, and frustrating are all apt descriptions of the 2022 SPAC market and the hard data yields some surprising trends and conclusions.

SPAC Recap with Doug Ellenoff: A Rocky 2022

After a rocky 2022, Doug Ellenoff is optimistic about the SPAC market in 2023.

Two Hot Button SPAC Issues as We Wrap Up 2022

SPACs have been through a lot this past year. As we approach the end of 2022, we address two questions that are top of mind for many SPAC teams right now.

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