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<p>Alan D’Silva is a senior partner in the Litigation Group of Stikeman Elliott in Toronto, Canada. Alan is considered a leading litigation lawyer in Canada with expertise in a number of areas of law, including: defence of class actions, securities litigation, directors’ and officers’ claims, corporate/commercial disputes, shareholder/oppression cases, large insurance litigation, professional negligence, and accountants’ and auditors’ negligence. Alan has acted in more than 150 publicly reported cases and has more than 75 appeals in Canadian appellate courts and nine cases in the Supreme Court of Canada. Alan was recognized by Canadian Lawyer as one of the 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada in 2013. He was recognized as Securities Litigation Lawyer of the Year by Benchmark Canada.</p>

<p> Ann leads Marsh FINPRO’s multinational account segment for North America. Coverage expertise includes directors and officers liability, professional liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, and crime (a little). Throughout her career, Ann has been both a prolific writer and a speaker at industry events including RIMS, PLUS, ACI and C5 Conferences as well as round table discussions and webinars on FINPRO topics. <br/><br/> Prior to joining Marsh, Ann spent 20+ at another major broker after 10 years at a global insurance carrier. She also had a brief stint at the New York Stock Exchange Enforcement Division, clerked for a bankruptcy judge and worked at the Solicitor’s Office at the U.S. Department of Labor. </p>

<p>Anthony J. Fowler has served as Assistant Vice President, Claims Counsel and Manager of Commercial D&O and International Claims at Hartford Financial Products in New York beginning in September 2000. He was an AVP and D&O Claims Counsel for Reliance National from 1999 to 2000, an associate at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker in New York from 1993 to 1999, and an associate at Peabody & Arnold in Boston from 1989 to 1993. He earned his JD from Boston College Law School in 1989, where he won that school’s Moot Court Competition. He earned his BA in English Literature and Philosophy from Fordham University in 1985. He has written or contributed to numerous articles, presentations and panel discussions on D&O and Corporate Governance issues including at RIMS, PLUS and NAREIT. He is a current Member of PLUS Editorial Board. <br/> <br/> He is admitted to practice law in State and Federal Court in New York and Massachusetts as well as the United States Supreme Court.</p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Beth Goldberg is Chief Underwriting Officer of Financial Lines and is responsible for the quality and strategy for Public, Private, and Not-for-Profit risks for Commercial and Financial Institutions, including the Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary, and Crime for primary and excess products. <br/><br/> Prior to joining Starr, Beth served as Senior Vice President, Head of Middle Market and Regional Financial Services at a global insurance company. Her focus areas were Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Crime, Bankers Professional, Security & Privacy and Kidnap & Ransom. She has also held a number of management positions within various executive liability divisions including Head of Public Markets. <br/><br/> Beth often contributes to industry publications and speaks at industry events. Beth is also an active member of PLUS, and currently serves as the Vice Chair of the PLUS Eastern Chapter and as a President on the PLUS Foundation Board. Beth received a Bachelor’s of Science from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> <strong>Current Responsibilities</strong> <br/> Brenda Shelly is a Senior Client Advisor, FINPRO, Northeast Zone, based in New York. She is responsible for driving client results for all financial insurance lines and claims management for F500, IPO and M&A organizations. Brenda is a seasoned broker, client advisor and business development professional with 36 years of D&O and other professional lines experience; 20 years with Marsh. She is dedicated to serving our clients and teams while working creatively, collaboratively and relentlessly to exceed client expectations. <br/> <br/> <strong>Experience</strong> <br/> Prior to her current role, Brenda was National FINPRO Leader, Canada where she led a dynamic team of Management Liability experts serving clients across Canada. Her responsibilities included achieving new business and client retention targets, creating operational efficiencies, enhancing the colleague experience to drive exceptional client results and managing the financial insurance lines and claims management for F500, IPO and M&A organizations. <br/> <br/> Before going to Canada, Brenda served for five years in the New York office as Marsh’s D&O Product Leader, Chairman of FINPRO’s Global Advisory Board and its Global Content Leader. Prior to that, she was FINPRO’s Pacific Bay Area Practice Leader, Pacific North Growth Leader, Technology Leader and National IPO Leader. She has also served in corporate roles for Marsh, including Global Head of Client Engagement and Global IMPACT Leader. <br/> <br/> Brenda also spent seven years at Willis Towers Watson, where for three years she was Director, Client Advocacy for North America, and prior to that, Western Region Practice Leader for FINEX. Her first 10 years in the insurance business were spent as an underwriting manager for Chubb and Lloyd’s of London managing general agent, SPMI. <br/> <br/> <strong>Education</strong> <ul style="list-style-type=disc;"> <li>BA, New York University</li> <li>Executive Program, Digital Transformation for Organizations, MIT - Sloan School of Management</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Affiliations</strong> <br/> Named in the inaugural designation of Power Brokers by <em>Risk & Insurance Magazine</em>. </p>

<p>Carolyn heads Woodruff-Sawyer’s Corporate and Executive Protection (CorpEx) Practice, the firm’s business unit dedicated to management liability risk management. As Practice Leader, Carolyn serves as a resource and advisor to both clients as well as Woodruff-Sawyer brokers and consultants on matters relating to the full suite of management liability policies for public and private companies and financial institutions. <br/> <br/> Prior to joining Woodruff-Sawyer, Carolyn spent 11 years as an underwriter. Carolyn has a bachelor’s degree in business administration/finance from Rider University and a MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Chris is Head of Commercial Management Liability UK at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance which he joined in 2019. Prior to BHSI, Chris established a number of Director’s and Officers’ Liability businesses in the Lloyd’s market. He began his insurance career in 1983 as a Lloyd’s broker. </p>

<p> Dale Chow joined the Endurance Professional Liability team in October 2011 as Senior Vice President and Commercial Practice Leader in Bermuda. Prior to joining Endurance he was most recently a Vice President and the Vancouver Branch Manager for Chubb Insurance Company of Canada. Dale had previously worked in Bermuda from 2002 to 2007 as a Vice President and Professional Lines team leader for Allied World Assurance Company. He started his insurance career in 1995 as an underwriter in Chubb’s Executive Protection Department and has worked in the Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver branches. Dale received his Bachelor of Commerce degree; with distinction, from the University of Alberta in 1993. He also holds a Certificate in Risk Management from the Global Risk Management Institute and a Certificate in Law from the University of Kent in Canterbury, England. </p>

<p>Mr. Bailey is a nationally recognized expert regarding directors' and officers' responsibilities, liabilities, indemnification and insurance. As Chair of Bailey Cavalieri LLC’s "D&O" practice group, he represents directors and officers, corporations and insurance companies relating to corporate governance matters, and has been involved in most of the largest D&O lawsuits in the country for more than 25 years. In addition to publishing dozens of articles on the subject, he is co-author with William E. Knepper of Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors (8th Edition), which is cited as the standard treatise on the topic. </p>

<p> Edward is Senior Vice President, Head of Bermuda and International Professional Lines, at Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd. Prior to moving to Bermuda in May of 2011, Edward managed the Private and Non-Profit Underwriting Unit for Allied World in New York. Edward joined Allied World in December of 2008 after spending 11 years holding various titles within AIG. Edward received his undergraduate degree from York College of Pennsylvania in 1997. </p>

<p> Fred Cooper joined Endurance in August of 2013 as Executive Vice President and Head of Financial Institutions for Endurance Insurance U.S. In January of 2015 Mr. Cooper assumed responsibility for Endurance’s U.S. Commercial Management Liability business. With more than twenty years of experience in senior underwriting and management roles, he oversees professional liability insurance for all classes of financial institutions including hedge funds, private equity firms, banks and insurance companies. Mr. Cooper holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics from Brown University. </p>

<p>John started his underwriting career in New York City with Chubb. He managed operations in New York, Pittsburg and Los Angeles before joining Executive Risk in Simsbury, CT, where he managed the New York region and its international operations. <br/> <br/> When Executive Risk was acquired in 1999, John co-founded XL's US D&O operation and has grown that business to the 3rd largest professional liability operation over the last 14 years. <br/> <br/> John graduated from Hobart College with a degree in Economics.</p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> John is currently the President of Berkley Professional Liability LLC. He joined the WR Berkley organization in October 2008 after a 16 year career at AIG. His most recent position at AIG was President of the National Accounts Division (publicly traded companies with revenues over $500mm) of AIG Executive Liability. In addition to this day-to-day responsibility he had oversight responsibility for the Corporate Accounts Division (publicly traded companies with revenues below $500mm) John held a succession of underwriting and management positions throughout his career at AIG. He has underwritten and managed various management liability products including but not limited to: public company D&O, private company D&O, GPL, Employment Practices and Fiduciary Liability. <br/><br/> Prior to his employment at AIG, John worked within the Private Client Group of Merrill Lynch. John graduated from Boston University with a BSBA in Finance and International Management in 1989.<br/><br/> John is currently a Trustee of PLUS. </p>

<p> John McCarrick is the Chair of the D&O Group at White and Williams LLP. John has been practicing law for 30 years, and throughout that period of time, has devoted his practice to the management and resolution of complex, multi-party disputes. John has been involved in the defense and resolution of myriad D&O liability matters, including many of the most significant lawsuits and financial crises impacting publicly-traded companies, financial institutions and professionals, both in the United States and internationally, over the past three decades. During this period of time, John has participated in hundreds of mediations, as well as direct settlement negotiations and direct litigation, involving claims against companies and their directors and officers and professional advisors for economic losses sustained by constituents, customers and clients. </p>

<p> Jordan is co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense Group. He is one of the leading securities litigators in the United States, known for his success in handling complex, high-stakes cases. He has more than 30 years of experience representing public companies and their officers and directors in securities class actions, SEC investigations, derivative suits, M&A litigation, and internal investigations. Based on his and the Group’s recent successes, <em>The Daily Journal</em> named Jordan to its 2021 list of "Top 100 Lawyers" in California. He has also received a "California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award" for co-leading the successful defense of JDS Uniphase Corp. and its former executives in a securities class action jury trial seeking $20 billion in damages. <br/><br/> Jordan is recommended by multiple publications including <em>Chambers USA, Legal 500 US, The Best Lawyers in America</em>, and <em>Benchmark Litigation</em>. In 2010, he was selected by his peers as one of <em>Law360</em>’s 10 Most Admired Securities Attorneys. Clients have described Jordan as "the total package of what you could want from a lawyer: judgment, expertise, toughness, and business savvy." Others have commented that "Jordan Eth is in a class of his own. He is deeply knowledgeable and experienced and a natural leader without ego issues. He thinks strategically and is extremely responsive, realistic, and clear in his assessments of situations" and that "Jordan understands the CEO mentality with respect to securities actions and navigates the corporate politics of these matters with the same expertise with which he handles the legal case." <br/><br/> Jordan received his J.D. from Stanford University, Order of the Coif, where he served as Co-President of the Moot Court Board. He received his B.A. in Economics from Swarthmore College, with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa. Jordan clerked for United States District Judge Robert F. Peckham, then-Chief Judge for the Northern District of California. </p>

<p>Joseph G. Finnerty III is a litigation partner and a member of the Policy Committee at DLA Piper LLP (US). Mr. Finnerty concentrates his commercial litigation practice in securities and business litigation for corporate clients and individuals, and counseling and litigation for leading insurance companies. Mr. Finnerty defends public and private companies and their management against claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and securities law violations, and he frequently represents leading insurers in significant D&O, financial institutions, M&A, contingency, E&O, political risk and fiduciary coverage disputes and litigation.</p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p>Kevin LaCroix is an Executive Vice President at RT ProExec, Beachwood, Ohio, a division of R-T Specialty, LLC. RT ProExec is an insurance intermediary focused exclusively on management liability issues. Kevin is also the author of the Internet weblog, <em>The D&O Diary</em>, <a href="http://www.dandodiary.com">http://www.dandodiary.com</a>, which the <em>New York Times</em> called “influential” and the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> described as “widely followed.”<br/><br/> Kevin has been involved in directors’ and officers’ liability insurance issues for more than 35 years. He began his career as a coverage attorney and partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Ross, Dixon and Bell. More recently, Kevin served as President of Genesis Professional Liability Managers (GPLM), a D&O insurance underwriter and part of the Berkshire Hathaway group of companies.<br/><br/> Kevin speaks frequently on D&O issues. Kevin has served as a faculty member of the Stanford Law School Directors’ College. He also invited to speak at the University of Connecticut Law School, Fordham Law School, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, Loyola University of Chicago Law School, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, the American Bar Association, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) [Beijing], <em>Federação Nacional de Seguros Gerais</em> (FenSeg) [São Paulo], Euroforum <em>Haftplicht</em> [Hamburg], the Australian Professional Indemnity Group (APIG) [Sydney], the Financial Lines Forum [Zurich], and <em>Bima Gyaan</em> [Mumbai].<br/><br/> Kevin’s comments on D&O liability and insurance issues have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times, National Public Radio, American Public Media’s Marketplace, American Banker, San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg, and the Dow Jones Newswire.<br/><br/> Throughout his career, Kevin has been active in the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), serving on its Board of Trustees from 1999 to 2005, and as its President in 2004. In 2008, Kevin received the PLUS Founder’s Award, given annually to the PLUS member who has made “lasting and outstanding contributions” to PLUS. <br/><br/> In December 2014, Kevin received the inaugural Person of the Year (USA) award from the insurance information firm, Advisen. This annual award, which is determined by a vote of industry professionals, is given to the “most influential management liability industry professional” in the United States. In 2015, Kevin was selected by industry professionals in Advisen’s annual Executive Risk Awards as Industry Legend of the Year. <br/><br/> Kevin is a graduate of the University of Virginia and of the University of Michigan Law School. Kevin is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. </p>

<p> Kevin P. Gadbois is Executive Vice President responsible for claims, compliance, and regulatory matters for the Executive Liability Division of Great American Insurance Co. He joined Great American in 1992 as a senior claims attorney responsible for handling Directors' & Officers' Liability and Insurance Company Professional Liability claims. In 1995, Kevin moved to the underwriting side of the business with oversight for all financial institutions business. From 1997 through 1999, he was Vice President of Financial Services for Starr Excess Liability Insurance Co., a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., in Hamilton, Bermuda, where he underwrote D&O, E&O, EPL, and other management liability coverages. Kevin rejoined Great American in 2000. He has been a frequent speaker at conferences throughout the U.S., including the PLUS International Conference, the PLUS D&O Symposium and RIMS. Kevin received his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School and is also a certified public accountant. </p>

<p> Kimberly M. Melvin is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Wiley Rein LLP, where she is a co-chair of the firm’s insurance practice. Ms. Melvin is also member of the PLUS Board of Trustees. She regularly counsels professional liability carriers on both coverage and underlying liability issues and has particular expertise in D&O and fiduciary liability insurance, insurance bankruptcy issues and the mediation of large, complex professional liability claims. Ms. Melvin has been listed by <em>Chambers USA</em> as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in Insurance since 2018. In 2013, Ms. Melvin was named to <em>Business Insurance</em> magazine's list of "Women to Watch." </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p>Laurie Banez is Executive Vice President and Head of US Management and Professional Lines at Canopius. Ms. Banez has over 30 years of professional lines insurance experience. She began her career with National Union Fire Insurance Company (AIG) where she spent 13 years in various underwriting and management positions. She then joined a team to start up Kemper’s Financial Lines capabilities and subsequently, through a renewal rights transaction, established Axis’ Financial Lines team. In addition, Ms. Banez has led other start up US management and professional lines facilities, building profitable books of management and professional lines business at C.V. Starr and Argo Group. Ms. Banez is a frequent speaker and active member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. She graduated from the University of Buffalo with a BS in Business Administration, concentration in Finance. </p>

<p>Mary joined AIG Financial Lines Claims in 2002 and has served in various adjustor and management roles within the D&O and Financial Institutions claims divisions. She is currently oversees for Financial Lines Claims in the US and Canada. Mary began her legal career as an Ethics Specialist with the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) and worked in private practice as a litigator and coverage counsel before joining AIG. She holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Iona College and a J.D. from Fordham Law School. </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Matt Shulman was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Arch Insurance North America in January 2019. He most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arch Insurance’s international operations, based in London, a role he assumed in September 2016. <br/><br/> He joined Arch Insurance U.S. in 2009 and most recently served as Executive Vice President overseeing the Management Liability and Professional Liability divisions. Mr. Shulman was employed previously by The Hartford within their Financial Products division since 2000. Prior to The Hartford, he worked at Reliance National in various underwriting roles. Mr. Shulman has a B.A. from Cornell University and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. </p>

<p> Mike joined Berkley Professional as Vice President, Claims in November 2009, and manages all claims-related matters at Berkley Professional, as well as the Monitor Liability Managers book of Public D&O claims, which Berkley Professional has recently become responsible for. <br/> <br/> Previously he was employed by Marsh USA for over thirty-five years as a Managing Director where he was claim advocate handling complex class action and multiple and single plaintiff Directors and Officers, Employment Practices, ERISA, and Professional Liability claims as well as Fidelity claims for Marsh’s Fortune 500 commercial, professional, and financial institution clients. <br/> <br/> He also acted as a senior client advisor and provided risk consulting advice to many clients’ Risk Manger, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel. While at Marsh, Mike designed and facilitated professional development seminars, continuing education programs and case study programs on topics such as Professional Standards, Business Law, and Securities Laws that were delivered nationally. <br/> <br/> Mike has served as an Adjunct Instructor at the Graduate Business School, Master in Business and Accountancy Programs, of St. Peter’s College, teaching courses in Business Ethics and Legal Liability, Sarbanes Oxley and Internal Controls, Risk Management, and Human Resource Management. <br/> <br/> Mike received a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Business Administration, St. John’s University, where he was inducted into the National Honors Society for Economics. <br/> <br/> Mike received a Juris Doctor from New York Law School, where he served as a student member to the faculty’s Academic Responsibility Committee and received the American Jurisprudence award. Upon graduation he was admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and served as a judge in the Law School’s Moot Court Program. <br/> <br/> Mike also studied Political Science at the Graduate Faculty, The New School University, and received a Certificate in Criminal Trial Advocacy from the New York County Lawyers Association. </p>

<p>A partner at DLA Piper in Silicon Valley, Nathaniel D. McKitterick has for over 20 years been an effective advocate as well as a trusted advisor, resolving indemnification, insurance, and management liability issues for corporations and individual directors and officers. His experience in indemnification, insurance, and risk management spans a variety of areas: claims, M&A, funding and IPO, and defense of investigations and litigation. He advises clients regarding both domestic and international operations and issues.</p>

<p> Nilam Sharma is a US and UK qualified lawyer with over 26 years' experience providing insurance and litigation legal/strategy advice to insurers, reinsurers, directors and officers, financial institutions, and financial professionals. Having studied in the US and worked for a US law firm in New York and California for a number of years, Nilam is one of very few lawyers outside the US who is retained by international clients as strategy and monitoring counsel of US D&O securities class actions.<br/><br/> Nilam has set up Nilam Sharma Ltd., a management liability consultancy company providing liability insurance and litigation strategy advice to clients through a series of education and training programmes.<br/><br/> Nilam is listed as a leading insurance and reinsurance practitioner in Who's Who Legal 2015 and 2016; as a "Leading individual for D&O/FI," "astute" and "excellent" by Legal 500, 2013, 2014, and 2015; nominated by peers and clients for the ABA "Excellent Achievement Award 2016" and nominated by peers as Advisen European D&O lawyer 2014/2015. Nilam is also the European Editor and UK Author of Global Directors and Officers ABA publication October 2014. </p>

<p> <strong>Practice Areas/Industries</strong> <ul> <li>Insurance Recovery & Advisory <ul> <li>Cyber Insurance</li> <li>Executive and Professional Liability</li> <li>Insurance Due Diligence</li> <li>Pollution and Environmental Insurance</li> <li>Product Liability Insurance</li> <li>Property, Business Interruption and Casualty Specialty Insurance</li> </ul> <li>Litigation <ul> <li>Financial Services Litigation</li> </ul> <li>Energy</li> <li>Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources <ul> <li>Environmental Litigation</li> </ul> <li>Aviation, Aerospace & Transportation</li> <li>Whistleblower Prevention & Defense Team</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Focus Teams</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Crisis Management</li> </ul> <br/> “Gillon’s skill at settling complex insurance disputes, oftentimes with little or no litigation, makes him a leader in the field. And clients credit Gillon with helping them improve their arguments in discussions with insurers, contributing to significant recoveries.” -- <em>Law360</em> <br/> <br/> Mr. Gillon has achieved national recognition for his experience in representing major corporate policyholders—from airlines to energy companies—in their dealings with insurance companies, both in claims disputes, and in transactions, such as insurance placement or structuring liability transfers. Mr. Gillon co-leads Pillsbury’s national Insurance Recovery and Advisory practice, which was recently named one of the top five insurance coverage practices in the U.S. by Law 360. He was recently recognized by his peers as one of the “Ten Most Admired Attorneys” in the area of insurance coverage. <br/> <br/> Mr. Gillon's recent representations include negotiating the D&O insurance workout that allowed settlement of Duke Energy’s billion dollar exposure in the Crescent Resources bankruptcy, and serving as coverage counsel to one of the owners of the Macondo well in connection with the Deepwater Horizon disaster. <br/> <br/> <strong>Areas of Concentration</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Insurance coverage litigation involving all major lines, including executive liability (D&O, fiduciary, fidelity, EPLI), disaster-related property and business interruption losses, and pollution liability</li> <li>Negotiation of insurance coverage, including environmental risk transfer</li> <li>Advising companies on coverage needs, terms and conditions</li> <li>Environmental risk management in real estate transactions, bankruptcy</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Recent Matters</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Ongoing representation of a co-owner of the Macondo leasehold in litigation of insurance claims arising from the well blowout and Deepwater Horizon incident.</li> <li>Representation of Laureate Education, Inc. in resolving D&O liability insurance claims to settle major securities class action.</li> <li>Ongoing representation of leading airline on business interruption claims arising from the 2011 Japan Earthquake/Tsunami.</li> <li>Ongoing representation of Gibson Guitars in coverage litigation in various courts arising from the 2010 Nashville floods.</li> <li>Representation of CNL Hotels & Resorts in D&O coverage litigation regarding the critical issue of coverage for Section 11 damages. CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co.</em>, 2008 WL 3823898 (11th Cir. 2008).</li> <li>Representation of an energy company in coverage claim for mass tort action for manufacture and sale of MTBE.</li> <li>Representation of an energy company in a first-of-its-kind workout and restructuring of $2 billion of Directors and Officers and Fiduciary insurance.</li> <li>Representation of a company in litigation against Hartford Insurance Company regarding fidelity bond claims for $500 million in loss suffered in the Student Finance Corp. fraud case.</li> <li>Representation of major New Orleans hotel and property owner in property damage and business interruption claims arising from Hurricanes Katrina/Rita.</li> <li>Representation of an airline on its business interruption claim relating to Hurricane Ike.</li> <li>Representation of an insurance company in securing Directors and Officers and Fidelity coverage for over $200 million in loss suffered in the National Program Services illegal surety bond scandal.</li> <li>Representation of developer in litigation of first bad faith coverage claim under an environmental cost-cap policy.</li> <li>Representation of United Airlines for property damage and business interruption losses related to September 11, 2001. <em>United Airlines v. Insur. Co. of State of Pa.</em>, 439 F.3d 128 (2d Cir. 2006).</li> <li>Representation of an airline regarding business interruption losses under property policy due to December 2002 typhoon that destroyed its hangar in Guam.</li> <li>Representation of United Airlines in complex global insurance recovery effort involving litigation and settlement of environmentally related liability at airport and on-airport sites across the country, and structuring policy buyback in Chapter 11 proceeding under §363 of the Bankruptcy Code.</li> <li>Obtaining coverage for an aircraft maintenance company's significant liabilities resulting from the 1996 crash of ValuJet Flight #592 into the Florida Everglades.</li> <li>Obtaining significant settlements on behalf of two major airlines for environmental liabilities at over 100 airports and Superfund sites around the country.</li> <li>Representation of developers of environmentally contaminated brownfield properties throughout the U.S., including New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Indiana. Also founded and represent national association of developers of environmentally impaired properties.</li> <li>Environmental counsel to some of the largest Chapter 11 debtors, as well as PRP groups, in bankruptcy proceedings.</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Honors & Awards</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>10 Most Admired Insurance Attorneys, <em>Insurance Law360</em> (2010)</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Education</strong> <br/> J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1983, Associate Editor, <em>The Tax Lawyer</em> <br/> B.A., Duke University, 1979, <em>magna cum laude</em> <br/> <br/> <strong>Admissions</strong> <br/> District of Columbia <br/> State of Florida <br/> <br/> <strong>Affiliations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Vice Chair, American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Speaking Engagements</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>"Flag Down: When D&O Coverage Issues Complicate Settlement Plays," PLUS D&O Symposium, Jan. 28, 2014</li> <li>"Planning for the Next Disaster: Insurance Concerns in the Wake of Sandy," Pillsbury CLE Marathon, Feb. 28, 2013</li> <li>"When Markets Shift: The Challenging Market for Catastrophic Insurance Coverage," Pillsbury Webinar, April 26, 2012 </li> <li>"Cybersecurity: Mitigating Risk," Pillsbury seminar, March 29, 2012</li> <li>"Insurance Issues in the Face of Natural Disasters," Crisis Management Scenarios and Solutions Presentation, Oct. 4, 2011</li> <li>"Managing the Liability Exposure of Directors," Directors' Institute, April 9, 2010</li> <li>"Disclosures of Climate Change Impacts: A Look at the SEC's Recent Ruling," Association of Climate Change Officers Webinar, Feb. 22, 2010</li> <li>“Ten D&O Policy Enhancements You Should Ask for in 2010,” 15th Annual Advanced Forum on D&O Liability, Dec. 1, 2009</li> <li>“Talking to the Board in a Time of Uncertainty,” PLUS D&O Conference, Feb. 25, 2009</li> <li>“Ten D&O Policy Enhancements You Should Ask for in 2009,” RIMS Virtual Conference & Expo, Nov. 13, 2008</li> <li>“Key D&O Enhancements to Consider for 2008-2009,” Directors' Education Institute, Duke University, Sept. 24, 2008</li> <li>“The Challenges of Climate Change and the Risks to Directors and Officers,” Directors' Education Institute, Duke University, Sept. 24, 2008</li> <li>“Ten D&O Policy Enhancements You Should Ask for in 2008,” RIMS Annual Conference, April 27, 2008</li> <li>“Ten Critical Updates on Your D&O Coverage,” Directors' Education Institute, Duke University, Nov. 7, 2007</li> <li>“When Risk Becomes Reality: Handling Claims Under Environmental Policies,” National Brownfield Association Annual Meeting, October 16, 2007.</li> <li>"Non-Traditional Risk Transfer Options,” Mealey's 5th Annual Advanced Insurance Conference, Jan. 22, 2007.</li> <li>“Disaster Preparedness: How to Plan and React to a Catastrophic Event,” Mealey's Catastrophic Loss Conference, May 9, 2006.</li> <li>“Catastrophic Claims Issues,” Mealey's Hurricane and Natural Disaster Teleconference, March 3, 2006 </li> <li>“D&O Policy Provisions and Their Impact on Claims,” PLUS D&O Symposium, Feb. 1, 2006</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>External Publications</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>"NY Curtails The Phantom 'Restitution Defense' To D&O," <em>Law360</em>, July 2013</li> <li>"Case Overview: Lessons from the Great Fire of 1906," December 2010</li> <li>"An Inconvenient Suit: Why Global Warming Should Concern Directors and Officers,” January 2007</li> <li>“Securities Claims Coverage Under Director's And Officer's Liability Policy--Less Than Meets the Eye?” Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes, co-author with Tab Turano, December 2006</li> <li>“When Disaster Strikes: Are you Sure that Your Business is Adequately Insured?”, Directors & Boards, co-author with Brian Friel, Spring 2006.</li> <li>Monthly column, “The Jaundiced View,” Brownfield News magazine (2001-2007)</li> </ul> <br/> <br/> <strong>External Publications</strong> <br/> <br/> Case Overview: Lessons from the Great Fire of 1906, <em>Risk Management</em>, Authors: Peter M. Gillon, Rene L. Siemens, December 1, 2010 <br/> <br/> Insurance Coverage Issues in Claims Arising out of the Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak, <em>LexisNexis Insurance Law Center</em>, Authors: James P. Bobotek, Peter M. Gillon, 5/10/2009 <br/> <strong>Firm Publications</strong> <br/> <br/> J.P. Morgan Decision Curtails the Phantom "Restitution Defense" to D&O Coverage, Author: Peter M. Gillon, 6/20/2013 <br/> <br/> Critical Insurance Coverage Issues Emerging in the Wake of Sandy, Authors: James P. Bobotek, Peter M. Gillon, Geoffrey J. Greeves, Vincent E. Morgan, 3/6/2013 <br/> <br/> Preserving and Maximizing Insurance Claims in the Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, Authors: James P. Bobotek, Peter M. Gillon, Geoffrey J. Greeves, Vincent E. Morgan, Rene L. Siemens, 10/31/2012 <br/> <br/> Perspectives on Insurance Recovery Newsletter - Summer 2012, Authors: David L. Beck, James P. Bobotek, Laura P. Bourgeois, Kimberly L. Buffington, Peter M. Gillon, Vincent E. Morgan, Rene L. Siemens, Raymond L. Sweigart, Robert L. Wallan, Summer 2012 <br/> <br/> Given Recent Ruling, Will Negligence Claims Be Covered Under CGL Policies in Virginia?, Authors: Peter M. Gillon, James P. Bobotek, 6/13/2012 <br/> <br/> Preserving and Maximizing Insurance Claims in the Aftermath of Hurricane Irene, Authors: Peter M. Gillon, Vincent E. Morgan, James P. Bobotek, 9/6/2011 <br/> <br/> Surge of Securities Litigation Against U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies Raises Critical D&O Insurance Issues, Authors: Peter M. Gillon, Kevin M. LaCroix, Esq., 7/14/2011 <br/> <br/> Old Wines, New Battles: Lessons from the Great Fire of 1906, Authors: Rene L. Siemens, Peter M. Gillon, Summer 2011 <br/> <br/> Perspectives on Insurance Recovery, Authors: James P. Bobotek, Kimberly L. Buffington, Peter M. Gillon, Vincent E. Morgan, Rene L. Siemens, Raymond L. Sweigart, Robert L. Wallan, Summer 2011 <br/> <br/> Perspectives on Insurance Recovery, Authors: Vincent E. Morgan, Peter M. Gillon, James P. Bobotek, Robert L. Wallan, Mariah Brandt, Rene L. Siemens, Summer 2010 <br/> <br/> Focus Turns to Insurance Recovery in Madoff Scandal, Author: Peter M. Gillon, 2/11/2009 </p>

<p>Peter Mixon began his career in private practice in 1985. For ten years, he conducted insurance coverage and other business litigation for both public and private sector clients. In 1996, Mr. Mixon joined the California Public Employees' Retirement System, known as CalPERS, becoming the General Counsel in 2002. CalPERS is the largest public pension plan in the United States. The plan is sponsored by the State of California and over 3,000 public agency employers. CalPERS provides pension benefits to over 1.6 million members and manages over $260 billion in assets. The system also manages the second largest health plan in the country. As General Counsel, Mr. Mixon developed and executed all legal strategy for the system. Among other actions, Mr. Mixon: <br/> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Initiated and directed securities fraud class actions on behalf of lead plaintiff CalPERS</li> <li>Initiated and supervised legal strategy of CalPERS in municipal bankruptcy actions</li> <li>Directed legal strategy for the CalPERS Corporate Governance Program</li> <li>Chaired the Investors Subcommittee of the New York Stock Exchange Commission on Corporate Governance</li> <li>Initiated and monitored an external review of the actions of former CalPERS officials</li> <li>Directed recovery of $215 million in placement agent fees from CalPERS strategic investment partners</li> </ul> <br/> Mr. Mixon is now in private practice, providing legal consulting and mediation services.</p>

<p> Dr. Phil Norton has led the Management Liability Practice at Gallagher for more than 15 years. His client executive responsibilities include consulting and placement activities for D&O, E&O and all other financial lines, including Cyber and M&A. Phil is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities in his field, having published and spoken throughout North America, Bermuda, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Norton, also a 7-time <em>Risk and Insurance</em> power broker, was previously Managing Director with Sedgwick. Prior to Sedgwick, he led the D&O consulting practice for Watson-Wyatt, holding seminars and authoring the Wyatt D&O survey report. He started his career at CNA. . </p>

<p>Phil is a Senior Vice President at Arch Insurance Group running the Large Commercial Group (LCG) of Executive Assurance. LCG underwrites non FI accounts with revenue greater than $500m. Phil has been underwriting executive lines of insurance since 1991. He started his career at AIG, underwrote management lines for Gulf from 1996 - 2002 and has been with Arch since its inception in 2002. He is a graduate from Syracuse University and has an MBA in Finance from Fordham University. He is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society as well.</p>

<p> Damian is a Managing Director and the U.S. Head of Claims for Marsh Inc.FINPRO specializing in directors and officers, employment practices liability and professional liability coverages for the firm's financial institution and commercial clients. More recently, Damian was appointed to the FINPRO Complex Risk Council where he works with a team of senior advisors and placement professionals on complex risks. In addition, Damian has worked with some of the firm's largest clients to manuscript policies with state-of-the-art coverage. In his capacity as a Claims Advocate, Damian has built an extensive network among clients, senior underwriting and claims executives, and securities and coverage attorneys. <br/> <br/> Damian joined Johnson & Higgins in 1995 as an Assistant Vice President after serving as Senior Claims Counsel at Continental Insurance Company where he specialized in commercial and financial institution directors and officers liability claims. His primary focus at Continental concerned class action claims brought under the federal securities laws. Prior to joining Continental in 1991, Damian was associated with the law firm of Chadbourne & Parke where his practice concentrated on corporate and litigation matters. <br/> <br/> Damian has spoken at a number of industry and client seminars on D&O and professional liability claims handling issues, the role of the broker in resolving D&O claims, coverage settlement issues and exposures arising from private equity funds and their investors. <br/> <br/> Damian received his J.D. degree from the New York University School of Law in 1988 after earning his B.A. from Colgate University in 1984. </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Robbyn Reichman has been with Aon for 20 years and is the firm’s Global Specialty Claim Officer. Robbyn oversees key claims services and activities for Commercial Risk clients for the various lines of coverage identified as global specialty products, which includes cyber, intellectual property, financial lines, professional lines, crisis management, credit solutions and surety. Robbyn provides claims advocacy support on a wide-range of matters and strategic direction to Aon’s specialty claims practice group globally. <br/><br/> Robbyn has over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, including most recently a leadership position in Aon’s Financial Services Group. Prior to joining Aon, Robbyn was in private practice in New York City where she represented insurers in connection with director and officer and other professional liability claims. <br/><br/> Robbyn graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor of Arts and received her J.D. from New York Law School. <br/><br/> Robbyn is a frequent speak on management liability and specialty claim-related issues and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and Professional Liability Underwriting Society. </p>

<p>Sharon B. Binger is an Assistant Regional Director for Enforcement in the New York office of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission where she supervises senior attorneys in conducting investigations and prosecuting violations of the federal securities laws. Ms. Binger joined the SEC staff in 2008 and was promoted to Assistant Regional Director in 2012. Ms. Binger oversees investigations into potential violations of the securities laws by investment advisers, broker-dealers, issuers, and others, spanning a host of misconduct such as accounting fraud, offering fraud, FCPA violations, insider trading, compliance violations, and market manipulation. She has been a key contributor to many significant SEC enforcement actions, including one of the largest settled FCPA matters to date, with Total, S.A., for nearly $400 million. Before joining the SEC staff, Ms. Binger worked for seven years at the New York law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLC. Ms. Binger earned a J.D. with honors from Duke University School of Law in 2001, and a B.A. from Northwestern University in 1998.</p>

<p> Shelley Norman is a Senior Vice President, Executive and Professional Liability at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance. Shelley joined BHSI in 2021 after more than 25 years at AIG, where she was most recently Financial Lines Zonal Executive. Her previous leadership roles at AIG include Head of Private Non-Profi­t Management Liability for the U.S. & Canada, and Chief Underwriting Officer for the Private Non-Pro­fit, Management Liability team. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is based in BHSI’s Chicago office and can be reached at shelley.norman@bhspecialty.com or 312.256.6581. </p>

<p>Thomas Sicard is currently Executive Vice President, Head of the worldwide Product Development for Endurance Insurance. Previously he was the EVP of US Product Development at AXIS Insurance. At AXIS he was responsible for the management liability products, including private and not for profit D&O and EPL in the United States. Prior to AXIS, Tom was the Vice President and commercial product manager for Kemper’s Financial Insurance Solutions department where he managed the Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability and Crime products. Tom held various management and underwriting positions at Chubb’s Executive Protection Department prior to Kemper. Tom is a frequent speaker at events relating to management liability products including Private and Not for Profit D&O issues and is an active member of PLUS.</p>

<p>Thomas C. Kocaj is Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions Professional Liability underwriting, Continental Casualty Company, one of the CNA member insurance companies. This unit manages a broad range of insurance products issued to Banks, Insurance Companies and Asset Managers, including D&O, E&O and related coverages. In addition, Tom oversees the company’s Financial Institutions Customer Segment, promoting the enterprise sale of P&C products to Financial Institution customers. Prior to joining CNA in 1995, Tom worked at the Continental Insurance Company. Tom received a BS in Finance from Susquehanna University.</p>

<p> Timothy Braun leads AXIS Financial Institutions, a unit of the Professional Lines Division of AXIS Insurance. He directs underwriting strategy and has management responsibility for a team of financial institutions underwriters based in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.. Tim has been in this role since January 2004 when AXIS U.S. Insurance created a dedicated unit to serve this specialized segment of the market. Tim has over 25 years of financial institutions experience. Formerly, he was Senior Vice President and National Practice Leader of Financial Institutions for AXIS Financial Insurance Solutions when that unit handled both commercial and financial institutions accounts. He served in a similar capacity at Kemper from January 2000 to February 2003 before the Financial Insurance Solutions unit became part of AXIS U.S. Insurance. Prior to joining Kemper, Tim had been an insurance broker and held positions at Aon in New York City. He also previously worked five years in Chubb’s Department of Financial Institutions. Tim is also a member of the Hofstra University Finance Department Advisory Board where he was an adjunct professor and taught from 1994 – 2005. Tim received his Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Hamilton College in 1988 and his M.B.A. in Finance from Hofstra in 1993. </p>

<p>Veronica Rendón is a partner in the Securities Enforcement and Litigation Practice. Ms. Rendón concentrates on litigation, enforcement, and white collar criminal matters, with a focus on securities and financial transactions. She has successfully defended federal and state securities class action litigations; breach of fiduciary duty, suitability, and common law fraud claims and minority shareholder disputes. She has also defended investigations and enforcement actions brought by the SEC, DOJ, and State Attorneys General. </p>