<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Allison is the Head of Financial Lines for North America. In this role, she is responsible for leading the broad portfolio of AIG’s financial lines business across the US, Canada and Bermuda, as well as the global M&A portfolio. Allison previously served as Chief Underwriting Officer for North America Financial Lines with responsibility for the business’ portfolio management and underwriting execution.<br/><br/> Allison previously served as Global Head of Multinational where she led the execution of General Insurance’s multinational strategic plan and the delivery of our service capabilities and expertise across product lines to global clients and distribution partners.<br/><br/> Allison joined AIG in December 2019 from Willis Towers Watson where she served in various leadership roles, most recently as Managing Director and Global Head of FINEX Financial Institutions. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Allison worked for Marsh in their FINPRO practice. She began her career in the US House of Representatives where she worked as an aide to the Honorable Dave Camp (MI-04), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.<br/><br/> Allison serves as vice president and a board member of the PLUS Foundation, an insurance industry charitable organization associated with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). She is also a founding member and president of The Bridge, a non-profit organization established to develop and advance female professionals in Financial Lines. <br/><br/> Allison holds a BA in History from Trinity College and a JD from Brooklyn Law School. She is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and New Jersey. </p>

<p> <strong>Current Responsibilities</strong> <br/> Andrea is the Western Canadian Practice Leader of Marsh Canada’s Financial and Professional Services Practice (FINPRO). Andrea specializes in directors’ & officers’ liability insurance. As practice leader, Andrea specializes in complex placements and provides guidance to her team in negotiation and placement and to clients on issues affecting directors and officers. <br/><br/> The FINPRO practice is a global team of professionals specializing in directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary, pension liability, errors and omissions, crime, employee fidelity, kidnap & ransom and other miscellaneous specialty coverages. <br/><br/> <strong>Experience</strong> <br/> With 20 years of insurance brokerage industry experience and a law degree, Andrea brings a wealth of expertise to the team. Andrea has worked for Marsh Canada in both Calgary and Vancouver and has advised many of the largest companies in Western Canada on complex directors’ and officers’ liability issues including governance, mergers and acquisitions, hostile takeovers, and insurance design and placement. <br/><br/> Andrea is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society and a regular speaker and instructor on the issues surrounding directors’ and officers’ liabilities. <br/><br/> <strong>Education</strong> <br/> LLB from the University of Toronto <br/><br/> <strong>Affiliations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Past Member, Marsh FINPRO Global Advisory Board</li> <li>Non-practicing member of the Law Societies of Upper Canada and British Columbia</li> </ul> </p>

<p> Anthony Giacco leads the XL Group’s Hartford-based Directors & Officers business, one of our largest groups within our global insurance operations. He is a founding member of the Operating Committee which established the North American operation in Professional Liability for XL Group in 1999. In 2011, Tony was named a managing director to XL Group’s Leadership Council. <br/><br/> Prior to XL, Tony was at Executive Risk Inc. for eight years serving in various capacities in the Underwriting Department. <br/><br/> Tony earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut and a M.S. in Finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. <br/><br/> XL Group provides D&O liability insurance on both a primary and an excess basis to public and private companies. Tony and his team use a unique and collaborative underwriting process for quick and sound decision making, so that customers receive creative, tailored and flexible solutions to minimize executive liability risk. <br/><br/> <strong>About XL’s Insurance Operations</strong> <br/> XL Group plc’s insurance companies offer property, casualty, professional and specialty insurance products globally. Businesses that are moving the world forward choose XL as their partner. To learn more, visit <a href="http://xlgroup.com/insurance" target="_blank">xlgroup.com/insurance</a>. XL Group is the global brand used by XL Group plc’s insurance subsidiaries. <br/><br/> <strong>About XL Group plc</strong> <br/> XL Group plc, through its subsidiaries, is a global insurance and reinsurance company providing property, casualty and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the world. XL is the company clients look to for answers to their most complex risks and to help move their world forward. To learn more, visit <a href="http://xlgroup.com/" target="_blank">www.xlgroup.com</a>. </p>

<p> Arati Varma, Head of Financial, Professional and Casualty Lines, Asia at QBE </p>

<p> <strong>Responsibilities:</strong> Brian Wanat is the CEO of the Financial Service Group (FSG) for the U.S. In this capacity, he leads the management liability practice, one of the most prominent Aon resource groups. Brian also has direct client responsibilities for some of FSG’s largest and most complex clients. In addition to managing the practice, Brian manages market relationships, acts as a claims advocate on serious claims and continues to lead client deal teams in this product area.<br/><br/> <strong>Experience:</strong> Expertise in Directors’ and Officers’ Liability, Professional Liability for Financial Institutions, Employment Practices Liability, Transaction Facilitation Insurance, and Blended Financial Products programs.<br/><br/> <Strong>Education:</strong> BS, Accounting, Rutgers College <br/> MBA, Finance - Rutgers University Graduate School of Management<br/><br/> <strong>Length of Tenure with Aon:</strong> 15 years<br/><br/> <strong>Expertise with Financial Institutions:</strong> 25 years broking and underwriting Management Liability </p>

<p> Carl Metzger is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department and is the Chair of the firm’s Risk Management & Insurance practice. His clients include both public and private companies, insurance carriers and brokerages, private equity and venture capital firms, and non-profit and educational institutions. Mr. Metzger’s experience includes securities litigation defense, financial fraud litigation, governmental and self-regulatory organization investigations, and complex business disputes. He specializes in advising clients on director and officer liability, insurance coverage matters, liability risk prevention and litigation due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Metzger has been recognized as a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer” and a “New England Super Lawyer” as published by <em>Boston</em> magazine, and has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (ACCEC). He has been a <em>Lexology’s</em> Client Choice Award exclusive winner and a Corporate LiveWire Global Award winner for expertise in his field. Mr. Metzger writes and speaks nationally on litigation-related topics, and he has been quoted in such media outlets as <em>The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,</em> CNN, <em>The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Corporate Board Member Magazine</em> and <em>CFO Magazine</em>. Throughout his career, Mr. Metzger has played leading roles in a variety of professional and civic organizations. He currently is a board member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), the American Camp Association, and the Squam Lakes Conservation Society. </p>

<p> Chris joined GE Capital in May 2013 after 4½ years with the GE Corporate Legal team at GE’s Corporate Headquarters in Fairfield, Connecticut. In his current role, Chris is responsible for GE Capital’s global portfolio of litigation, disputes, and government and internal investigations and manages the teams of in-house and external lawyers handling these matters. He is a member of the Company’s Operational Risk Management Committee and the principal legal adviser to the Company’s Internal Audit function. <br/><br/> Chris has been a member of the GE Legal organization since October 2008, when he joined GE as Senior Counsel for Litigation & Legal Policy. In this prior role, Chris managed significant litigation, government investigations, and regulatory matters involving GE and its various business units and also oversaw and conducted internal investigations and compliance-related inquiries. Prior to joining GE, Chris was a partner at Goodwin Procter LLP in Boston, Massachusetts, where his practice focused on representing and counseling public and private companies and boards of directors in connection with government and internal investigations, complex litigation, mergers & acquisitions, and matters involving governance, financial reporting, and disclosure. Chris served as Commissioner of the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission, and in 2005 Governor Mitt Romney appointed Chris as Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Chris was an associate in the Civil, Criminal, and Constitutional Litigation Group at Sidley & Austin LLP in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. <br/><br/> Chris received his B.A. in History from Cornell University and his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, where was an editor of the Law Review and a member of the Julius H. Miner Moot Court Board. After graduating law school, Chris served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Chris is admitted to the Bars of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and the District of Columbia and is a Director of the New England Legal Foundation. </p>

<p> Ms. Báez-Safa is the Head of European Financial and Specialty Markets for QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited and is responsible for developing QBE’s financial and professional lines throughout Europe. Cris has extensive experience in liability and operational risk solutions, including alternative risk transfer programs, for financial institutions, corporate clients and professional service firms. She has held various regional and global financial lines management positions at AIG (Chief Underwriting Officer for Financial Lines international operations), Marsh (European Practice Leader and Managing Director FINPRO EMEA), Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (Financial Lines Regional Manager) and, most recently, as the Chief Underwriting Officer for Commercial Risks of the International Professional Division of XL Insurance. Prior to that, she practiced law with law firms in the US, France and the United Arab Emirates, working on management and professional liability, insurance and claims matters. <br/><br/> Ms. Báez-Safa earned her Juris Doctor Degree from St. John’s University School of Law, and a Masters Degree in International Law from Georgetown University and is a member of the New York State and International Bar Associations. </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> Dan Fortin is Senior Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, responsible for the group’s Executive and Professional Lines business. Dan has been in the insurance industry for over 21 years, most recently as Senior Vice President of the management and professional liability business at CNA. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University and a Masters in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. </p>

<p> Mr. Rains is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who specializes in litigation involving securities, investment management and SEC investigations. He has represented hundreds of companies, officers, and directors in class actions, derivative actions, and enforcement proceedings commenced by the SEC. He also has conducted numerous internal investigations for public companies and their directors. Mr. Rains has successfully tried many cases to verdict in federal and state courts and in arbitrations. <br/><br/> <strong>Rankings</strong> <br/> Mr. Rains has been recognized by <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em> (2008-2014) (commercial litigation and securities litigation), <em>Chambers USA</em> (2008-2011) (securities, regulatory enforcement, investigations), <em>Northern California Super Lawyers</em> (2004-2014) (securities litigation and civil litigation), <em>Legal 500 US</em> (2008-2014) (shareholder litigation and investment fund formation and management), and <em>Benchmark Litigation</em> (2010) (securities litigation). <br/><br/> Mr. Rains’ expertise extends across numerous industries and types of financial transactions. Representative clients include: <br/><br/> <strong>Software Company Representations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Cirrus Logic, Inc.</li> <li>Oracle Corporation</li> <li>TenFold Corporation</li> <li>CyberSource, Inc.</li> <li>Neoforma Corporation</li> <li>BEA Systems</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Hardware Company Representations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Alcatel, S.A.</li> <li>Asyst Technologies, Inc.</li> <li>Atmel Corporation</li> <li>HP</li> <li>NVIDIA Corporation</li> <li>Semtech Corporation</li> <li>Ditech Networks, Inc. </li> <li>Ultratech, Inc.</li> <li>Xylan Corporation</li> <li>Storm Technology, Inc.</li> <li>Media Reality Technologies</li> <li>PowerNetix, Inc.</li> <li>Interactive Network</li> <li>Novellus Systems, Inc.</li> <li>PMC-Sierra, Inc.</li> <li>Redback Networks, Inc.</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Life Science Company Representations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>NeurogesX, Inc.</li> <li>Titan Pharmaceuticals</li> <li>Urohealth, Inc.</li> <li>Scios Nova, Inc.</li> <li>Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc.</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Mergers and Acquisitions Representations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Edusoft</li> <li>BankAmerica Corporation</li> <li>Alcatel, S.A.</li> <li>CBS MarketWatch.com</li> <li>Synopsys, Inc.</li> <li>Avant! Corporation</li> <li>WestCorp, Inc.</li> <li>Western Water Co. </li> <li>Adesa Inc.</li> <li>U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Commercial and Investment Bank, Financial Advisor, and Venture Capital Representations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Residential Capital, LLC</li> <li>Bank of America</li> <li>Swedbank AB</li> <li>Charles Schwab & Co.</li> <li>Hambrecht & Quist, Inc.</li> <li>Bessemer Trust Co.</li> <li>Goldman Sachs & Co.</li> <li>Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette</li> <li>Needham & Co.</li> <li>Wheat First Securities</li> <li>Whitney & Co.</li> <li>SmarTalk Partners</li> <li>Fox Paine & Co.</li> <li>Liquidity Fund Investment Corporation</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Retail Company Representations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Global Cash Access, Inc.</li> <li>ToyTime, Inc.</li> <li>Westaff Inc.</li> <li>Fresh Choice, Inc.</li> <li>Textainer Corporation</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Real Estate Company Representations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Glenborough Realty Trust</li> <li>Burnham Pacific Properties</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Individual Representations</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>President of Samina-SCI</li> <li>General Counsel of Rambus, Inc.</li> <li>Chief Executive Officer of Network Associates, Inc.</li> <li>Chief Executive Officer of Ariba, Inc.</li> <li>Chief Executive Officer of TenFold Corporation</li> <li>Chief Executive Officer of Lattice Semiconductor Corp.</li> <li>Former Officer of High Plains Gas, LLC </li> <li>President of Quintus, Inc.</li> <li>Outside Directors of Metricom, Inc.</li> <li>Chief Financial Officer of QuadraMed, Inc.</li> <li>Chief Financial Officer of Media Vision, Inc.</li> <li>Directors of Dover Investment Corp.</li> <li>Officers and Directors of RasterOps, Inc.</li> <li>Trustees of G.T. Greater Europe Fund</li> <li>Directors of Everex Corporation</li> <li>Numerous individuals in SEC investigations involving allegations of insider trading</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Representative Matters</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li><em>Koplyay v. Cirrus Logic, Inc., No. 13 Civ. 790 (CM), 2013 WL 6233908 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2013)</em> (dismissal of securities class action complaint).</li> <li><em>Northstar Financial Advisors, Inc. v. Schwab Investments</em>, 615 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2010) (first appellate decision establishing there is no private right of action against investment advisors under section 13(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940).</li> <li><em>In re Charles Schwab Securities Litigation</em>, 257 F.R.D. 534 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2009) 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44859 (May 15, 2009), 264 F.R.D. 531 (Aug. 21, 2009) (partial dismissals of complaint and limitations on class certification in action by investors in mutual fund which owned mortgage-backed securities).</li> <li><em>In re Atmel Corporation Derivative Litigation</em>, 2007 WL 2070299 (N.D. Cal. July 16, 2007) (dismissal of derivative complaint) (later settlement netted $4.7 million for Atmel).</li> <li><em>Perlegos v. Atmel Corp.</em>, 2007 WL 475453 (Del Ch. Feb. 28, 2007) (bench trial verdict for Atmel Corporation in litigation over termination for cause of chief executive officer and other senior executives and co-founders).</li> <li><em>In re Ultratech, Inc. Derivative Litigation</em>, (Case No. 5:07-CV-01349, N.D. Cal. 2006) (voluntary dismissal of derivative complaint before any motion was filed).</li> <li><em>In re Novellus Systems, Inc. Derivative Litigation</em>, (Case No. C-06-03514, N.D. Cal. 2006) (dismissal of complaint alleging stock options backdating against Novellus and its officers and directors).</li> <li><em>In re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation</em>, (D. Md. 2006) (in actions arising from allegations of market timing and late trading practices in the mutual fund industry, obtained dismissal with prejudice of all claims against Charles Schwab & Co., dismissal with prejudice of three actions brought by investors in the Invesco, MFS, and Pilgram Baxter families of funds, and dismissal of all ’33 Act claims, some ’40 Act claims, and all state law claims in an action brought by investors in the Excelsior family of funds).</li> <li><em>Securities and Exchange Commission v. TenFold Corporation, Gary D. Kennedy, Robert P. Hughes, Stanley G. Hanks, and Wynn K. Clayton</em>, (Case No. 2:03-CV-00442, D. Utah 2006) (complete dismissal with prejudice of all charges for former chief executive officer of TenFold Corporation; SEC abandoned the case at final pretrial conference).</li> <li><em>Spiegel v. TenFold Corporation</em>, 192 Supp. 2d 1261 (D. Utah 2002) (dismissal of class action complaint).</li> <li><em>Ronconi v. Larkin</em>, 253 F.3d 423 (9th Cir. 2001) (appellate decision affirming dismissal of class action complaint alleging inaccurate forecasts and failure to disclose problems with merger integration).</li> </ul> <br/> <strong>Media Recognition</strong> <br/> Mr. Rains is a regular commentator on securities laws issues. He has appeared on CNN and has been quoted in <em>The New York Times, The California Lawyer, Fortune Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Financial Times of London, The San Jose Mercury News, The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Business Times, The Deseret News, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Ventura County Star, The National Law Journal, The Recorder, The Daily Journal, The New York Law Journal, Internal Auditor Magazine, CFO.com, Private Equity Week, Venture Capital Journal, RealCorporateLawyer.com</em> and <em>Compliance Week</em>. Mr. Rains was also recently featured on the Forbes.com CEO Chat and was a speaker to the Association of Corporate Counsel. <br/><br/> <strong>Personal Information</strong> <br/> Mr. Rains is actively involved in many national and local bar activities related to securities laws. He is a frequent lecturer on securities law matters in courses and seminars around the country, including at the SEC Institute, the Institutional Investor Institute, The Harvard Business Law Review Symposium, The Directors Roundtable, the American Corporate Counsel Association, the Audit Committee Institute, and the Compliance, Governance and Oversight Council. <br/><br/> Mr. Rains is a member of the Securities Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association and its subcommittees on class actions and broker-dealer litigation. He is also a member of the San Francisco Bar Association’s Securities Litigation Section. <br/><Br/> Mr. Rains contributes his time and resources to a number of community and religious service organizations. He has served for many years on the board of directors of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, a non-profit organization supporting public interest law projects throughout Silicon Valley, and he has served as its President in 2009 and 2010. <br/><br/> Mr. Rains was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1956. He graduated with honors from Brigham Young University in 1979 (B.A., International Relations) and received his J.D. degree in 1982 from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Mr. Rains joined Morrison & Foerster in 1987 and became a partner in 1990. He is an avid skier, cyclist, hiker, and baseball fan. </p>

<p> Diane Parker is Vice President, North American Claims Group at Allied World Insurance Company. She began her career as an attorney with Ross, Dixon & Masback in Washington, D.C., where she litigated D&O and insurance coverage matters, media liability suits, and other complex civil cases. She later served as Claims Manager at Executive Risk, and then Assistant Vice President and Claim Counsel at Chubb, before joining Allied World in 2009. Diane has extensive experience litigating and managing complex D&O, E&O, M&A representations and warranties, healthcare, fiduciary, and media liability claims, as well as insurance coverage disputes, throughout the United States. Diane received her law degree, with honors, from the University of Texas, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. She is a member of the Texas bar. </p>

<p> Evan Shapiro is a founding partner of Skarzynski Black LLC. Evan is an experienced insurance coverage advisor and litigator focusing on public and private companies and professional lines. Evan has broad experience involving the liability exposures faced by insureds under directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies, including securities class actions, merger and derivative litigation and corporate governance business disputes and employment practices liability. Evan is also regularly involved in matters involving financial institutions and defends insureds in business and professional liability litigation. <br/><br/> Evan also regularly assists clients with drafting, specimen and manuscript policies and specialized endorsements in complex underwriting situations as well as underwriting and developing new insurance products. Evan has also worked with several insurers in identifying “best practices” for claims handlers with respect to responding to bad faith threats and documenting their files. <br/><br/> Evan is a graduate of the Cornell University College of Industrial and Labor Relations and received her J.D. from Buffalo Law School. Evan and her husband Steve have two children and currently reside in New York. </p>

<P> Francis Pileggi practices primarily in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation in Delaware and Pennsylvania. His litigation practice emphasizes representation in high-stakes disputes of corporations, stockholders, members of boards of directors, members and managers of LLCs, and those with managerial or ownership interests in other forms of entities. He has extensive experience in matters involving fiduciary duties and corporate governance as well as summary proceedings under the Delaware General Corporation Law. Francis is also a certified mediator. Francis created and maintains the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog at www.delawarelitigation.com, which was named one of LexisNexis' Top 25 Business Law Blogs and was selected for inclusion in the <em>ABA Journal</em>'s Blawg 100 in 2011 and 2012. In turn, he has been described as "a brand name in Delaware corporate litigation." <br/><br/> Francis represents several townships in Delaware County and Chester County, Pennsylvania, as special counsel on litigation matters. He represents a school district in Delaware County, and he represents educational and non-profit institutions in Pennsylvania and elsewhere on corporate governance, litigation and related issues. <br/><br/> <strong>Representative Matters</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Represented director in suit to break a board deadlock</li> <li>Represented board of directors in suit by former director</li> <li>Representation in expedited proceedings regarding advancement and indemnification for directors and officers</li> <li>Sued to resolve control contest based on disputed validity of election of board of directors</li> <li>Sued to resolve control contest among members of LLC</li> <li>Obtained judicial relief for minority shareholders to enforce fiduciary duties owed by board of directors</li> <li>Secured expedited injunctive relief to enforce restrictive covenant for wealth management company whose employee attempted to leave with customer lists and data</li> <li>Sued to obtain books and records for shareholders seeking valuation and other purposes</li> <li>Litigated to effect dissolution of LLC based on statute designed to address deadlock of business due to even ownership between two 50/50 members</li> <li>Represented hedge fund in court to enforce terms of agreement with departing partner</li> <li>Served as counsel to a majority shareholder and members of the board in court to defend fiduciary duty claims</li> <li>Counseled accountant in dissolution of accounting firm</li> <li>Represented water utility in court in dispute over contract p[provisions regarding rate charged to other utilities</li> </ul>

<p> Jay B. Kasner leads Skadden's securities litigation practice and is widely recognized as one of the country’s top litigators handling securities, corporate and takeover litigation and general commercial matters. He represents financial institutions and a diverse group of public companies and directors and officers in their most crucial securities matters, including work for financial institutions such as, among others, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland, and UBS and public companies including Abercrombie & Fitch, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Blackberry, Pfizer, Sprint Nextel and Twenty-First Century Fox, among others. He has handled a number of precedent-setting securities cases including a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in the first case in which the Court addressed the provisions of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (Merrill Lynch v. Dabit, 2006) and a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision in which the court adopted a standard for pleading noncausation that has since been cited hundreds of times (Lentell v. Merrill Lynch, 2005). </p>

<p> Jed D. Melnick, Esq. has been involved in the mediation and successful resolution of hundreds of complex disputes with an aggregate value in the billions of dollars. He has mediated over 750 disputes, published articles on mediation, founded a nationally ranked dispute resolution journal and taught young mediators. Mr. Melnick serves as a mediator, appointed by Judge Kaplan, in the Lehman ADR Derivative Contract Program. He is the managing partner for Weinstein Melnick LLC, working alongside the Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.), one of the nation's preeminent mediators of complex civil disputes. <br/><br/> In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Mr. Melnick was elected as a <em>Pennsylvania Super Lawyers</em> "Rising Star," the only "Rising Star" in the Alternative Dispute Resolution category in Pennsylvania. He was also selected to the 2010 list of Pennsylvania "Lawyers on the Fast Track," a recognition given to 30 Pennsylvania Lawyers under the age of 40 by <em>Legal Intelligencer</em> and the <em>Pennsylvania Law Weekly</em>. <br/><br/> <strong>ADR Experience and Qualifications</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Managing mediator for the Weinstein Group; mediates cases with aggregate values of billions of dollars annually and helps to design innovative processes tailored to unique, complex and highly sensitive cases.</li> <li>Leading settlement efforts and working closely with Alabama District Court Judge Scott Coogler in a three-day mediation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in <em>MBUSI v. Cobasys</em></li> <li>Part of team that settled <em>Adelphia Communications Corp. v. Deloitte & Touche LLP</em>, pending in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas</li> <li>Part of team that settled numerous securities actions arising out of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy including the Class Action against former Directors and Officers of Lehman, the Underwriters and numerous individual securities and ARS related matters.</li> <li>Worked with a retired Delaware Supreme Court Justice to settle several cases regarding major class action resolutions of sexual assault claims</li> <li>Successfully mediated creditor claims against the former chairman of a major international law firm alleging mismanagement leading to the firm's Chapter 11 bankruptcy</li> </ul><br/> <strong>Representative Matters</strong> <ul> <li><strong>Anti-Trust Matters</strong> - including Nurse Wage Litigation, In Re: Air Cargo Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.), Muni Derivatives Market Litigation</li> <li><strong>Chinese Securities Litigation</strong> <ul> <li>In Re: HQ Sustainable Maritime Indus., Inc. Securities and Derivative Litigation</li> <li>In Re: China Medicine Securities Litigation</li> <li>China Green Derivative Litigation</li> <li>Murdeshwar vs SearchMedia Holdings Limited, f/k/a Ideation Acquisition Corp, et al.</li> </ul> <li><strong>Contract Disputes</strong> - including <em>Exelon Generation Company, LLC v. General Atomic Technologies Corp., Sunoco, Inc. v. Epsilon</em> and matters involving GM and Mercedes Benz</li> <li><strong>Coverage Litigation</strong> - including In Re: UnumProvident Corp., Aon, SCOR, American Business Financial Systems, Inc.</li> <li><strong>Employment Litigation</strong> - including the lead role mediating numerous matters as a federal mediator and panel member for the EEOC, including matters for Sunoco, Pitney Bowes, as well as numerous city and state agencies and authorities</li> <li><strong>ERISA Litigation</strong> - including <em>Fiduciary Counselors, Inc. v. Magnuson</em>< In Re: Ferro Corporation ERISA Litigation</li> <li><Strong>False Claims Act and Qui Tam</strong> - mediated cases with FCA, qui tam, whistleblower and related claims at issue. Handled complex insurance coverage matters involving FCA, qui tam, whistleblower and related claims. These disputes have involved, among others: (1) national advertising companies; (2) issues involving military contracts; (3) national polling agency and; (4) contracts involving a wide variety of government agencies including but not limited to FEMA, the U.S. Mint and the State Department</li> <li><strong>Mergers and Acquisitions</strong> <ul> <li>In Re: El Paso (Kinder Morgan acquisition) Corporation Shareholder Litigation</li> <li>In Re: CNX Gas Corporation Shareholders Litigation</li> </ul> <li><strong>Securities Class Actions</strong> - involving Adelphia, Enron, Lehman Brothers Directors and other major NYSE and NASDAQ corporations including: <ul> <li>In Re; Sadia S.A. Securities Litigation<li> <li>In Re: Tronox, Inc. Securities Litigation</li> <li>Shapiro v. Matrixx Initiatives, Inc.</li> <li>In Re: Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. Securities Litigation</li> <li>In Re: SCOR Holding AG Securities Litigation</li> <li>In Re: Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Securities Litigation</li> </ul> <li><strong>Subprime Litigation</strong> - including New Century, ABFS, Lehman Brothers and extensive experience mediating issues coming out of the Subprime meltdown including Auction Rate Securities, Mortgage Backed Securities, Credit Default Swaps, Securities Class Actions, related insurance coverage issues and bankruptcy issues <ul> <li>Mediated complex class action multi-party $100 million settlement in the New Century "sub-prime" bankruptcy</li> </ul> <li><strong>Other Matters</strong> <ul> <li>Mediated dispute between a top nuclear physicist and premier defense contractor</li> <li>Mediated settlement of ERISA class action pending against Comcast Corp. that helped pave the way for NBC and Comcast merger</li> <li>Served as mediator in complex multi-party dispute involving alleged "mare lease" tax shelters and numerous defendants</li> <li>Successfully mediated dispute between founding members of a company, investment hedge funds and acquiring company after a merger</li> <li>Working with Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.) mediated numerous aspects of the Adelphia Bankruptcy including the class actions against the Investment Banks, Auditor and Directors and Officers of Adelphia, Adelphia Recovery Trust (ART) settlement with the Auditor for $167.5 million, the ART settlement with the Wall Street Investment Banks for $175 million and numerous other cases involving the Directors and Officers and Auditor</li> </ul> <strong>Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyers "Rising Star" for 2010, 2011 and 2012, by <em>Law & Politics</em> magazine and <em>Philadelphia Magazine</em></li> <li>Extensive bench and jury trial experience in the Major Trials Unit at the Defenders Association of Philadelphia, as well as civil litigation experience in state and federal Court</li> <li>Member, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations</li> <li>Pro-bono panel mediator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - successfully mediated numerous employment related matters from Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware</li> <li>Special Master/Judge Pro-Term, Philadelphia Common Pleas Appellate Mediation Program</li> </ul><br/> <strong>Publications</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Author, "Lost Opportunities in Mediation," Westlaw Journal Securities Litigation & Regulation, Vol 19, Issue 4, June 2013</li> <li>Author, Editor and Moderator, "The Role of Mediation and Insurance in Bet the Company Litigation," Cardozo J. Conflict Resol., Vol 14.2, 2013</li> <li>Co-Author with John Wilkinson, Vivien Shelanski, and Robin Gise, "Mediation Starts from the First Phone Call: Practice Points and Helpful Hints for Lawyers Going to Mediation," Forthcoming <em>Cardozo J. Conflict Resol.</em>, Vol 11, Number 2, 2010</li> <li>Author, Substantive Introduction to "The Mediation of Securities Class Action Suits, A Panel Discussion Hosted by the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law," <em>Cardozo J. Conflict Resol.</em>, Vol 9, Number 2, Spring 2008</li> <li>Co-Author with Judge Weinstein and Michael Young, "The Role of Damages Issues - Post-Dura- In The Mediation Of Securities Class Actions," <em>Mealey's Emerging Securities Litigation</em>, Vol 6, #3, September 2007</li> <li>Contributed to "A Time to Cut Costs" by Gregory A. Markel, Chairman of the Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Litigation Department, article found on <em>Lawdragon.com</em></li> </ul><br/> <strong>Presentations</strong> <br/> Mr. Melnick is frequently invited to speak and act as a panelist on issues related to the mediation of Complex Commercial Litigation. A sampling of his speaking engagements is below: <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Panelist on a webinar hosted by Advisen - Insurance Intelligence, "Advisen Webinar: Quarterly D&O Claims Trends: Q3 2014," October 16, 2014</li> <li>Speaker at American Conference Institution, D&O Liability, Mediation and Settlement Negotiation of D&O Claims: "Attaining a Favorable Result for Your Client or Company," New York City, October 21, 2013</li> <li>Speaker at Wiley Rein Professional Liability Insurance Seminar, "Mediator's Perspective on The Role of Insurance in Mediation," New York City, October 17, 2013</li> <li>"Mediating Complex Disputes with Increasingly Sophisticated Parties," Philadelphia, September 20, 2012</li> <li>"Mediating Complex Disputes with Increasingly Sophisticated Parties," CLM Annual National Conference, San Diego, March 29, 2012</li> <li>"The Role of Mediation and Insurance in Bet the Company Litigation," Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, February 9, 2012</li> <li>Developments in Securities Class Actions and Derivative Litigation," Bermuda, January 26, 2012</li> <li>"Insurance Coverage and Arbitrations and Mediations," New York City, September 13, 2011</li> <li>Introduced Panel Discussion, "The Mediation of Securities Class Action Suits," hosted at Cardozo School of Law that included panelists Judge Weinstein, Max Berger, Sam Rudman, Alan Salpeter, Greg Markel, Michael Goodstein, Michael Young, and Mary Jo Berry</li> <li>Panelist, "Advanced Mediation for Lawyers: Practice Pointers and Timely Tips," Conflict Resolution at Work Symposium, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2009</li> <li>Invited Guest Faculty, Representation in Mediation Seminar, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2009</li> <li>Invited speaker for the 10th Anniversary Symposium of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Fall 2008</li> </ul><br/> <strong>Background and Education</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Founder and first Editor-in-Chief, <em>Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution</em></li> <li>While in law school, part of the team from the Center for Court Innovation that foudned and built the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center in Crown Heights Brooklyn in part to address the conflicts between the orthodox Jewish community and the Caribbean and African American communities after the Crown Heights riots</li> <li>Adjunct Faculty, University of Pennsylvania School of Law Mediation Clinic, 2006-2007</li> <li>J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1999</li> <li>B.A., Grinnell College, 1994</li> </ul> </p>

<p> Jeff is widely known in the industry for his knowledge and expertise with Executive Liability products. Jeff’s responsibilities include consultative solution design and implementation for Executive Liability risks. Jeff has over 28 years of experience in both underwriting and brokerage in these lines of insurance. Jeff’s intimate knowledge of the marketplace and executive liability exposures helps to identify how a company’s risks should be treated. <br/><br/> Jeff is the head of the practice and responsible for leading a group of professionals in designing and negotiating Directors & Officers Liability, Cyber, Professional Liability including E&O, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Crime and other related Executive Liability insurance lines. Jeff has worked extensively on Fortune 1000 and complex Executive Liability risks, and previously led the U.S. operations for Marsh FINPRO placement. Prior to Marsh, Jeff was a regional manager for National Union Fire Insurance Company, a member company of AIG. <br/><br/> Jeff was previously the President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and had been on the Board of Trustees of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) since 2006. Jeff was also the Co-Chair of the PLUS D&O Symposium, which is the largest and most advanced D&O educational venue in the world. Jeff sits on the AIG NY Advisory Board and was previously on the ACE Bermuda Advisory Board. Jeff was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Minority Business Development Institute (MBDI), a non-profit entity which offers comprehensive education and advisory services that outline a road map for the growth and success of minority, veteran and women contractors. <br/><br/> Jeff’s dedication to educating the industry is very well known. Jeff is a frequent speaker across many mediums, from on stage to webinars to video, on Executive Liability products. Jeff holds a B.S. degree in Business Management and Productions/Operations Management from University of Scranton. </p>

<P> Jeffrey Jabon is a former Senior Manager in EY Ernst & Young's Financial Services Advisory group. Prior to joining EY in NY, Jeffrey headed up Professional Lines for ACE/Chubb Bermuda Ltd. as Senior Vice President, Professional Lines and Deputy Chairman of Corporate Officers & Directors Ltd. (CODA), the ACE Company which founded the CODA policy synonymous with Side A DIC personal asset protection for directors, officers, and other enterprise leaders. In his prior role, Jeffrey was also a Lloyd’s of London registered coverholder for Syndicate 2488. Before joining ACE, Jeffrey worked as a management consultant to the insurance industry in Bermuda having been recruited to the island from a consulting position in Boston. A native New Yorker, Jeffrey was previously an internal consultant and senior underwriter for AIG, and a Series 7 and 63 licensed registered representative for Smith Barney. Jeffrey holds a BA in Government from Cornell University, and master’s degrees from the University of Notre Dame and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Mr. van Kwawegen is recognized as one of the nation's top shareholder litigators, having served as lead counsel in a variety of securities class and derivative actions involving breaches of fiduciary duty by boards of directors and senior executives. He has successfully litigated many important cases recovering hundreds of millions of dollars for investors, improving corporate governance practices at numerous companies, and vindicating fundamental shareholder rights. Named a 2018 “Trailblazer” by <em>The National Law Journal</em> which recognized him among the top practitioners in the nation “who continue to make their mark in various aspects of legal work on the Plaintiffs’ side,” Mr. van Kwawegen also is recognized as a leading practitioner in his field by <em>Legal 500 US</em> and Thomson Reuters. A frequent speaker and author on a wide range of corporate governance and securities-related issues, he co-authored "Of Babies and Bathwater: Deterring Frivolous Stockholder Suits Without Closing the Courthouse Doors to Legitimate Claims” for the <em>Delaware Journal of Corporate Law</em> (DJCL), Vol. 40. </p>

<p> James Skarzynski is a founding partner and has been the Chairman of Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP since the firm’s inception in 2003. The primary focus of Jim’s practice is insurance coverage with a focus on counselling clients on coverage issues, litigation and policy underwriting pertaining to director & officer, financial institution errors & omissions and various other professional liability policies. Jim has been in the vanguard of critical issues and developments affecting these insurance products for decades; and he has represented insurers in the resolution of insurance coverage issues in numerous high profile cases. <br/><br/> Jim has authored a number of articles on the liability exposures of corporate directors and officers and related professional liability topics, and has spoken at numerous legal conferences and seminars. During the course of Jim’s career he has been very active in PLUS. He is the past Co-Chair of the PLUS D&O Symposium . Jim also served two three-year terms as a PLUS trustee and served on the PLUS Executive Committee in a number of capacities including as PLUS President. Jim is the 2021 recipient of the PLUS 1 Award presented annually by PLUS to a person whose efforts have contributed substantially to the advancement and image of the professional liability industry. Jim currently serves asa member of the PLUS Conference Committee. <br/><br/> Jim also has been active in the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and served two three-year terms as Chair of the Director and Officer Liability Sub-Committee of the Association, during which time he chaired an annual half-day D&O CLE program. Jim also is a member of the American College of Coverage Counsel, the preeminent association of U.S., Canadian and Bermudian lawyers who represent the interests of insurers and policyholders. <br/><br/> Jim is a graduate of Grinnell College and received his J.D. from Columbia University. Jim and wife Betsy have three adult children and currently reside in New York City. </p>

<p> Jonathan Youngwood, the Firm’s Co-Administrative Partner and member of the Executive Committee, has represented financial institutions and other clients in a wide range of high-profile complex commercial litigation matters, including securities, corporate control, antitrust, ERISA and insurance disputes. He is widely recognized as an authority in his field and is the Co-Chair of one of the PLI’s annual programs on securities litigation. <br/><br/> <strong>Work Highlights</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>JPMorgan in obtaining the dismissal after full evidentiary hearings of two separate arbitrations relating to auction rate securities</li> <li>Morgan Stanley in obtaining dismissal of Lanham Act, securities fraud and breach of contract claims</li> <li>Ten financial institutions in the dismissal of antitrust claims related to the auction rate securities market</li> <li>The Lehman Benefit Committee in the dismissal of ERISA claims arising from Lehman’s bankruptcy</li> <li>Goldman Sachs in the dismissal of a securities fraud complaint</li> </ul><br/> <strong>Education</strong> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>University of Chicago Law School, 1994 J.D. With Honors; University of Chicago Law Review, Comment Editor, 1992-1994</li> <li>Brown University, 1990 B.A. Honors in Major (Public Policy)</li> </ul> </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> <strong>Current Responsibilities</strong><br/> Kristin is a Managing Director and the National D&O and Fiduciary Product/Practice Leader within the Financial Services Group.<br/><br/> Kristin works directly with the senior legal and underwriting leadership with our insurer partners on manuscript policy language and Aon exclusive contract terms. She is directly involved with the brokering/[policy negotiation of many of our Fortune 500 D&O accounts. She serves as a senior legal resource advocating for our client on complex corporate claims. Kristin also is the national leader on the exclusive endorsement of Aon as the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (“Bio”) broker offering an executive liability business solution for Bio and it’s state affiliates’’ member base.<br/><br/> <strong>Special Areas of Expertise</strong><br/> Kristin has over twenty years of legal experience, primarily insurance defense and particularly directors’ and officers’ liability. Previously she practiced in the litigation department at one of Boston’s oldest and largest law firms where she worked in the firm’s litigation department on complex Directors’ and Officers’ coverage and liability actions, as well as, cases involving securities and employment law. Her practice included work with both for profit (public and private) and not-for-profit companies across the country. Her D&O liability experience also includes over 10 years of advising clients on IPO placements and risks. She has advocated for clients on hundreds of class action securities litigation and regulatory investigations. Her work has also included providing legal advice to directors’ and officer’ on the subject of corporate governance.<br/><br/> In June 2016, Kristin was named by Insurance Business America as one of the “Elite Women” in the industry. Kristin speaks often at national and global industry events on numerous D&O related topics ranging from Securities Litigation, D&O Marketplace Trends, IPO Preparedness and Contract Certainty.<br/><br/> <strong>Prior Industry Experience</strong><br/> Kristin held a similar position with Boston-based regional insurance broker.<br/><br/> <strong>Education</strong> <style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>College of the Holy Cross</li> <li>Suffolk University Law School</li> <li>All American and Academic All American honors in Track & Field. Dean’s List, National Constitutional Law Team and the Moot Court Board.</li> <li>She taught Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy at Boston University Law School for 10 years.</li> </ul><br/> <strong>Professional Designations/Affiliations</strong> <style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.</li> <li>Member of the Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Women’s Bar Association and the American Bar Association.</li> <li>She is also a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS).</li> </ul> </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Koorosh Talieh (“KT”) is a partner at Perkins Coie’s Insurance Recovery group. He has a national practice representing corporate policyholders in complex insurance coverage and bad faith disputes against their insurers. His wide-ranging experience includes pursuing insurance coverage for underlying liabilities involving products and environmental claims, directors and officers, errors and omissions, employment, and other types of professional liability claims, cyber and computer-based claims, and a wide-array of first-party property and business interruption losses. His experience includes all phases of dispute resolutions from pre-complaint investigation and advice through high-value mediation and first-chairing arbitrations and trials, appeals and negotiating complex cost-sharing agreements and settlements.<br/><br/> Koorosh has extensive experience in analyzing coverage under various types of insurance policies, including general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, employers’ professional liability, cyber, fiduciary liability, bankers’ professional liability, crime, first-party property, builder’s risk, multimedia and other types of specialized insurance products. He also provides risk management consulting services to clients during procurement process and renewal for virtually all risks and lines of coverage.<br/><br/> Koorosh is recognized by <em>Chambers USA</em> as one of the leading insurance coverage practitioners in the District of Columbia. Chambers USA referred to Koorosh as "client favorite" and stated that "[c]lients describe him as a 'go-to guy for insurance coverage issues big or small. He has been an extremely effective advocate for us and we have gotten great results in a number of high-exposure cases.'" Koorosh is a Fellow of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel and the co-chair of the College’s Membership Committee. He is “AV Peer Review Rated” by Martindale-Hubbel, which is Martindale-Hubbels’ highest peer recognition for legal ability and ethical standards. </p>

<p> Lisa Butera is a Senior Vice President and Senior Client Manager at Swiss Re. In this role, she is chief sales leader and relationship manager for 5 major insurer clients. She is responsible for growth and profitability of the overall client relationship and leads cross-functional teams to develop and deliver risk and capital management solutions to her clients. Additionally, Lisa is the Head of Client Strategy for her Division.<br/><br/> Prior to joining Swiss Re in August 2012, Lisa spent most of her 20 year insurance career at AIG. Most recently, she was Head of the Multinational Risk Practice for AIG North America and prior to that Head of Worldwide Commercial Management Liability within the international Financial Lines Division. During her AIG career, Lisa held several positions of increasing responsibility. <br/><br/> After leaving AIG for a short hiatus and then again returning after 2.5 years, Lisa was a broker at Aon within the Financial Services Group. <br/><br/> Lisa is a Communications Studies graduate of Montclair State University. </p>

<p> Liz is the Product Leader for Private and Non-Profit Management Liability as well as the national manager for the Strategic Executive Risk Team, a part of the Professional Risk Group. In this role, she oversees a team of brokerage professionals who focus on the management liability insurance needs of our private and not-for-profit clients. Liz has experience with clients ranging from venture backed start-up companies to Fortune 1000 companies such as Symantec, Oracle Corporation, Equifax and large non-profits like the American Cancer Society. <br/><br/> Liz began her career in the Lawyers’ Professional Liability department of a boutique broker in Atlanta in 1991. After the brokerage was acquired by Sedgwick Group in 1993, Liz moved to San Francisco to join their Technology Unit where she focused on the complex liability issues facing rapidly growing technology and biotech companies in the Silicon Valley area. In 2003, Liz returned to the Atlanta area to help build the executive liability practice for Hobbs Group. In 2007, Liz was asked to establish a regional Professional Risk Group practice for the Southeast Region for Wells Fargo Insurance Services, moving into her national role after the integration of Wachovia in 2009. <br/><br/> Liz is a frequent public speaker on Executive Liability insurance related issues, and has taught several continuing education classes on the subject. She has served on the Steering Committee for the Southeast Region Chapter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, and holds her Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation. Liz graduated from Georgia State University. </p>

<P> Marcus has over 20 years experience in Professional and Financial Lines Insurance. He is currently located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he is responsible for financial lines business throughout Latin America. Marcus spent over 10 years at QBE (Europe), based in London, and has lead both the Commercial Financial Lines and Financial Institutions Portfolios during his career. <br/><br/> Prior to underwriting, Marcus worked as a broker, handling D&O, FI, PI, BBB and EPL classes of business. He has spoken in the UK and internationally on financial lines insurance, and speaks English, Portuguese, French and some Spanish. He is graduated in Business Administration and French. </p>

<p> Mark is a 2nd Vice President with Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance located in Hartford, Connecticut. In his role, Mark heads up the national Private/Non-Profit claim group which handles liability claims brought under Employment Practices, Directors & Officers, Fiduciary and Miscellaneous Professional Liability policies. As part of his duties he manages claim staff, implements claim handling strategies, consults on underwriting issues and is involved in policy drafting. Prior to joining Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance in 2003, Mark handled environmental and toxic tort claims for the Travelers Special Liability Group. Mark holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut and Bachelors in Science from Bucknell University. </p>

<p> Neal has over 35 years' experience in the London insurance market, specialising in D&O, and related management Liability classes. Neal joined Beazley in 2003 and now leads the Management Liability team based both in London and the US. He is a leading figure in the US D&O market. </p>

<p>Mr. Abadou oversees Kahn Swick & Foti’s San Francisco office and specializes in federal securities litigation. He has been responsible for helping secure securities recoveries exceeding $1 billion for investors, including in matters involving <em>UnitedHealth Group, Weatherford Int’l, American Apparel</em> and <em>Semgroup Energy</em>. Before joining Kahn Swick, Mr. Abadou was the managing partner of an east coast-based plaintiff class action firm’s San Francisco office and a partner at a prominent plaintiff class action firm in San Diego. He is responsible for numerous precedent-setting decisions at all stages of securities litigation including most recently against <em>Hewlett Packard</em> and, in 2010, was named one of the <em>Daily Journal’s</em> Top 20 Lawyers in California under 40. Since 2012, he has been selected for inclusion in either <em>Super Lawyers</em> or <em>Benchmark Litigation</em> as a leading securities litigation practitioner. He has lectured on securities litigation at various law schools throughout the country and is a part-time faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He has a great wife and a feisty four year-old daughter named Ava Zoe.</p>

<div><b><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow';font-size:10.00pt;">Randall Baron</span></b><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow';font-size:10.00pt;"> is a partner in Robbins Geller Rudman &amp; Dowd LLP&#39;s San Diego office. He specializes in securities litigation, corporate takeover litigation and breach of fiduciary duty actions. For almost two decades, Randy has headed up a team of lawyers whose accomplishments include obtaining instrumental rulings both at injunction and trial phases, and establishing liability of financial advisors and investment banks. With an in-depth understanding of merger and acquisition and breach of fiduciary duty law, an ability to work under extreme time pressures, and the experience and willingness to take a case through trial, he has been responsible for recovering more than a billion dollars for shareholders.</span></div>

<p> Ryan Harrison is a Senior Vice President within McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc.’s financial services division. Ryan concentrates on the design, placement and oversight of customized executive risk solutions for financial institutions, Fortune 1000 companies and other complex accounts. Ryan has been with McGriff for nearly 10 years and has over 15 years of industry experience. <br/><br/> Prior to joining McGriff, Ryan held positions with Palmer & Cay’s Executive Liability Advisors group and Chubb’s Department of Financial Institutions. His experience in underwriting and brokerage services range from asset managers, private equity/investment funds, insurance companies and banking/lending institutions. </p>

<p> Scott D. Musoff represents financial institutions, corporations and individuals in federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings. <br/><br/> Mr. Musoff has extensive experience in securities and other complex commercial litigation. He has represented, among others, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and Société Générale in litigation relating to subprime and other matters. He was named <em>Am Law Litigation Daily’s</em> “Litigator of the Week” for his role in the dismissal of a Section 10(b) shareholder class action against Société Générale. Mr. Musoff also represented Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in the dismissal of a putative class action suit alleging that CIBC and its officers misled investors about CIBC’s exposure to CDOs backed by subprime residential mortgages. Mr. Musoff won summary judgment in favor of Merrill Lynch in what was termed a “landmark” case addressing the interpretation of credit default swap agreements with a monoline insurer. He was also a member of the team that represented Merrill Lynch before the United States Supreme Court in the first case in which the court addressed the provisions of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998. <br/><br/> He also has advised underwriters and issuers in securities litigation around the country, including Research In Motion Limited (now known as Blackberry Limited); Bank of America; Sprint; Tower Semiconductor Ltd.; APAC Teleservices, Inc.; and CIBC. He has successfully argued motions to dismiss federal securities class actions brought against Research In Motion Limited and Travelzoo. Mr. Musoff also was the lead trial lawyer in a 29-day arbitration brought against a major brokerage firm, resulting in a favorable verdict. <br/><br/> In addition, Mr. Musoff has recently argued appeals in federal and state courts, including the New York Court of Appeals and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. For example, he successfully argued in the New York Court of Appeals and Second Circuit in defeating a turnover application against CIBC by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. In a significant decision, the New York Court of Appeals held in April 2012 that CIBC cannot be forced to extract money from offshore indirect subsidiary banks. <br/><br/> Additionally, Mr. Musoff has done a substantial amount of <em>pro bono</em> work. Among other successes, he won the largest known federal jury verdict in a housing discrimination case against a New York City cooperative. He also successfully defended against the enforcement of a German judgment in New York brought to recoup costs for repairs to a Berlin property that the client’s family was forced to leave behind in escaping the Holocaust. <br/><br/> Mr. Musoff was profiled as one of the “10 Most Admired Securities Attorneys” by <em>Law360</em>, which also named him to their Securities Editorial Advisory Board and as one of its “2012 Securities MVPs.” He repeatedly has been selected for inclusion in <em>Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America</em> and <em>Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America</em>. He also was named <em>"Best Lawyers'</em> 2014 New York City Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year.” Mr. Musoff is a member of Skadden’s Policy Committee, which is the firm’s governing body. In 2011, he received the James H. Fogelson Young Leadership Award by the UJA-Federation of New York for his commitment to the Jewish community and service to the organization. <br/><br/> <strong>Bar Admissions</strong> <br/> New York <br/><br/> <strong>Education</strong> <br/> J.D., New York University, School of Law, 1994 (Order of the Coif) <br/> B.A., Tufts University, 1991 <br/><br/> <strong>Experience</strong> <br/> Law Clerk, Hon. Jacob Mishler, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1994-1995) <br/><br/> <strong>Associations</strong> <br/> Board of Directors, New York Legal Assistance Group </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> Srinivas M. Raju is a member of the Wilmington, Delaware law firm of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. His practice focuses on corporate advisory, corporate governance, transactional, and complex litigation matters relating to Delaware corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies. Srini has litigated numerous corporate control, corporate governance, and contractual disputes in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court. He has also advised corporate boards, special committees, and general partners with respect to governance and transactional issues. <br/><br/> Srini is frequent speaker on fiduciary duty and governance issues, particularly with respect to Delaware limited partnerships and limited liability companies. He has also published numerous articles on these topics, including articles published in <em>The Business Lawyer, Securities & Commodities Regulation, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law,</em> and <em>Insights,</em> and is co-author of a book titled <strong>Special Committees: Law and Practice</strong> (LexisNexis 2015). <br/><br/> Srini has been recognized in <em>Chambers USA; Benchmark Litigation; The Best Lawyers in America; Lawdragon; PLC Which Lawyer; Super Lawyers;</em> and <em>The Legal 500.</em><br/><br/> Srini holds a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.S. degree from Indiana University. Earlier in his career, and prior to entering law school, he was an accountant and obtained certification as a Certified Public Accountant. </p>

<p> Steve provides legal support to JLT Specialty and related JLT entities. He also provides support on Directors’ and Officers’ Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Errors and Omissions, Cyber Liability, Employment Practices, Energy, Environmental, Aerospace, Construction, and all other JLT Specialty matters. Additionally, Steve is the National D&O Product Leader. Steve assists clients and the JLT network with litigation, claims, coverage, risk assessment, risk management, and brokerage issues. <br/><br/> Steve has over 28 years of experience in the insurance industry, most of which involved litigation of complex insurance issues. Prior to joining JLT, Steve was the Managing Director of Aon’s Financial Services Group, Global Legal & Claims Practice for 16 years. Prior to that, Steve served as counsel in the CIGNA House Counsel operation and was in private practice with a prominent Denver law firm, specializing in insurance-related matters. <br/><br/> Steve is a frequent author and lecturer related to insurance specialty and management liability matters. <br/><br/> Steve earned a Bachelor degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver. </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Steven Goldman serves as Vice President, Chubb Group and Division President, North America Financial Lines. Steve has executive oversight of Chubb’s management and professional liability lines of business, which span public, private, not-for-profit, and financial institution directors and officers coverages, transactional risk, as well as its errors and omissions and cyber products. His responsibilities also include oversight of strategy, product and business development, underwriting operations, and profit and loss performance for the division. <br/><br/> Based in New York City, Steve has nearly 20 years of underwriting and risk management experience. Prior to this current role, he served as Executive Vice President, Chubb Financial Lines, Overseas General Insurance. Before working in Overseas General, Steve led the North American Transactional Risk and U.S. retail Financial Institutions underwriting teams. <br/><br/> Steve is a lawyer with an LLM in taxation, and, prior to entering the insurance industry, he worked as a tax lawyer. Steve has a BS in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a JD and LLM from NYU School of Law. </p>

<p> Steven J. Gladstone is the Senior Vice President of Claims for XL Professional Hartford based in Hartford, CT and the Global Practice Leader for Professional Claims for XL Insurance a division of XL Group, plc. Steven has been involved with XL Professional Hartford since its inception in August 1999. Prior to joining XL, Steven was the Manager of Claims for Executive Risk, Inc. He began his insurance career in 1986 at the New York law firm of D’Amato & Lynch. Steven is a graduate of Emory University and Pepperdine University School of Law. Over the years he has written articles and papers on the subject of professional liability insurance and has been a participant in industry seminars and programs pertaining to professional liability insurance. </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>