The High Stakes of Board Duties: A Look at Fiduciary Responsibilities & Personal Liability Risks (Palo Alto)

The presentation will include:

• An overview of the fiduciary duties of directors of a Delaware corporation and potential liability for breaches of these duties, other than in the context of a change of control of the corporation
• Discussion of certain presumptions (the business judgment rule) and protections directors may have in defense of possible claims for breaches of duties
• Discussion of interested party transactions in relation to a director’s duty of loyalty
• An examination and case study involving the evolving “duty of oversight”  (also described as “Caremark duties”)

Speakers:

Craig Alcorn, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Anthony Cross, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Baird Fogel, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Agenda:

11:30 am – Registration, Lunch, Networking

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Program

1:00 pm – 1:30- Q&A