Directors and Officers Liability: Prevention, Insurance and Indemnification

Jerry J. Burgdoerfer is a senior partner in Jenner & Block's Chicago office, a member of its Corporate Department and Co-Chair of its Securities Practice. He experience includes representing public and privately-held companies in a wide range of corporate, corporate governance and securities law matters, such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, securities offerings, registered spin-offs, dispositions and restructurings, some in excess of $25 billion. He also has extensive experience in advising companies, boards of directors, board members and executive officers on director and officer liability issues, fiduciary duties, and indemnification and defense cost obligations.

John H. Mathias, Jr. is a senior litigation partner and veteran trial lawyer at Jenner & Block. He is co-chair of the firm's Insurance Recovery and Counseling Practice and oversees its Reinsurance Practice. He is among Who's Who Legal: Insurance & Reinsurance's Global Elite Thought Leaders.

Matthew Neumeier (deceased) was a partner in Howrey LLP's Chicago office. He was one of the nation's outstanding class action defense lawyers in the areas of products liability, mass tort and financial services.

Alexander J. May is a partner in the Corporate Department at Jenner & Block, based in the Chicago office. His practice is focused on capital markets transactions, securities offerings, and corporate governance matters. Alex represents public and private companies in a variety of registered and unregistered offerings and SEC registrants in disclosure, compliance, and public reporting under the Securities Act of 1933 and Exchange Act of 1934, including proxy statements and executive compensation disclosure. In addition, he represents boards of directors and their committees in complex and emerging corporate governance and fiduciary duty matters. He holds his J.D. degree, with Honors, from University of North Carolina School of Law and is admitted to practice in Illinois.