Trends and Developments in Director/Officer Liability: New Developments in Officer and Director Liability Matters

In the third episode of this three-part series focusing on director/officer liability, Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, about new developments in officer and director liability matters. They discuss the Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decisions in the McDonald’s Corporation stockholder derivative litigation; why health lawyers should care about what is coming out of the Delaware courts and the level of activity there; and the connection between corporate governance, officer and director liability, and the Department of Justice’s renewed focus on corporate crime and individual accountability. From AHLA’s Business Law and Governance Practice Group.