Articles by Kevin LaCroix

Corporate Governance Perspective: Current Bearings, Future Directions

Due to last summer’s enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, we are now in a watershed period of corporate governance reform. Processes now underway have transformed the relations between corporate boards and corporate shareholders. Even further changes lie ahead. These developments …

How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?

If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the directors and officers of failed …

How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?

If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011 in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the directors and officers of failed …

How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?

If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the directors and officers of failed …

How Extensive Will the FDIC’s Claims Against Failed Banks’ Outside Professionals Be?

If a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7, 2011, in the Northern District of Georgia is any indication, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) efforts to pursue liability claims will not only include suits against the directors and officers of failed …

Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions Create Concerns, Coverage Issues

Coverage Gaps Possible With Rise in Whistleblower Claim Among the many innovations introduced in the massive Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enacted this past July are the new whistleblower provisions, designed to encourage employees and others to …

Why Private Companies Should Buy D&O Insurance

Broad Coverage, Relatively Low Cost, Innovative Programs Available Most public companies don’t need to be persuaded that their company needs directors and officers insurance. However, the matter is viewed differently by some private company managers, particularly those at very closely …

Why Should Private Companies Buy D&O Insurance?

Broad Coverage Is Available at a Relatively Low Cost Most public companies don’t need to be persuaded that their company needs directors and officers insurance. However, the view among some private company managers is different. These officials, particularly those at …

Why Should Private Companies Buy D&O Insurance?

Broad Coverage Is Available at a Relatively Low Cost Most public companies don’t need to be persuaded that their company needs directors and officers insurance. However, the view among some private company managers is different. These officials, particularly those at …

Why Should Private Companies Buy D&O Insurance?

Broad Coverage Is Available at a Relatively Low Cost Most public companies don’t need to be persuaded that their company needs directors and officers insurance. However, the view among some private company managers is different. These officials, particularly those at …