Director Liability

35 Pages Posted: 20 Nov 2006

See all articles by Lucian A. Bebchuk

Lucian A. Bebchuk

Harvard Law School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Joseph E. Bachelder

Bachelder Law Offices

Roel C. Campos

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Byron S. Georgiou

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP

Alan G. Hevesi

New York State Office of the State Comptroller

William Lerach

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP

Robert Mendelsohn

Royal & Sun Alliance

Robert A.G. Monks

Harvard College

Toby Myerson

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

John F. Olson

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Leo E. Strine, Jr.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

John C. Wilcox

SODALI

Abstract

This article contains the edited transcript of a forum on personal liability of directors held at Harvard Law School in November 2005. Eleven panelists offer their diverse views and perspectives on this subject. The participants in the panel, which is moderated by Lucian Bebchuk, are: Joseph Bachelder, Roel Campos, Byron Georgiou, Alan Hevesi, William Lerach, Robert Mendelsohn, Robert Monks, Toby Myerson, John Olson, Leo Strine, Jr., and John Wilcox.

Keywords: delaware, journal, corporate, law, transcript, personal liability, directors, Harvard Law, Corporate governance, directors, boards, shareholders, shareholder suits, liability, plaintiffs lawyers, derivative suits, securities litigation, D&O insurance

JEL Classification: K22

Suggested Citation

Bebchuk, Lucian A. and Bachelder, Joseph E. and Campos, Roel C. and Georgiou, Byron S. and Hevesi, Alan G. and Lerach, William and Mendelsohn, Robert and Monks, Robert A.G. and Myerson, Toby and Olson, John F. and Strine, Jr., Leo E. and Wilcox, John C., Director Liability. Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 1011-1045, 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=946021

Lucian A. Bebchuk (Contact Author)

Harvard Law School ( email )

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Joseph E. Bachelder

Bachelder Law Offices ( email )

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Roel C. Campos

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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United States

Byron S. Georgiou

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP

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Alan G. Hevesi

New York State Office of the State Comptroller

110 State Street
Albany, NY 12236
United States
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William Lerach

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101-3301
United States

Robert Mendelsohn

Royal & Sun Alliance

Level 23
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Australia

Robert A.G. Monks

Harvard College ( email )

Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Toby Myerson

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP ( email )

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United States

John F. Olson

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP ( email )

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Washington, DC 20036-5306
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Leo E. Strine, Jr.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz ( email )

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New York, NY 10019
United States
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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School ( email )

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United States

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance ( email )

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John C. Wilcox

SODALI ( email )

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