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A Roadmap To Avoiding Board & Director Liability Risks

• December 22, 2017
• TK Kerstetter

In this episode, legal expert William Chandler (Former Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery and Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati) returns to discuss various aspects of board and director liability.

The bar for proving director liability has historically been pretty high. Yet, it’s foolish for board members to simply disregard the dangers—especially in today’s business environment, which is laden with new risks.

In this episode, our legal expert William Chandler (Former Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery and Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati) returns to discuss various aspects of board and director liability. What liabilities exist in today’s boardrooms? How can they be mitigated?

The original episode can be accessed here.

TK Kerstetter

TK Kerstetter is host of Inside America's Boardrooms and CEO of Boardroom Resources. He also serves as editor at large of Corporate Board Member.

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