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Learn about the common types of government lawsuits and private litigation involving directors and officers, and how a “classic” D&O insurance policy would respond based on various litigation scenarios.

Read the blog series or listen to our podcast to learn how businesses changed strategies and met the great challenge the pandemic set, and how those strategies can serve you in 2021 and beyond.

2021 brings good news: the fever of litigation against IPOs in state court appears to be breaking. The magic pill? Federal forum provisions.

Considering the record-breaking number of SPACs that have gone public via an IPO, the pipeline for SPAC mergers is bound to break records in 2021.

Congress has overwhelmingly passed a second COVID-19 stimulus package – the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (COVIDTRA) and the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (TCDTR), both part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021). It has been reported that President Trump is expected to sign the bill in the coming days. The new stimulus package includes several employee benefits-related provisions relevant to health and welfare plans.

To help you prepare for 2021, here is our holiday reading list of Guides for what directors and officers can expect, plan for, and do in the coming year.

Here are some of the highlights of the Cyber Notebook that will help you in 2021.

Many entrepreneurs neglect to plan for their financial future after the Initial Public Offering (IPO), and they may end up passing without a will, which puts their company and assets at risk.

In the last 10 years, less than 1% of securities class action suits have gone to trial. This lack of trials embolden the plaintiffs’ bar to bring more suits.

Proposition 24, also known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to become the new standard for privacy.

The IRS has recently set the applicable PCORI fee for plan years ending between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021.

M&A transactions are sometimes accompanied by appraisal rights litigation. Learn how this will impact your D&O insurance policy.