Yelena Dunaevsky
Vice President, Transactional Insurance
Speaker
Woodruff Sawyer
Yelena is a corporate finance and securities attorney and a member of Woodruff Sawyer’s transactional insurance brokerage and SPAC teams. She advises clients on M&A- and IPO-related insurance solutions, including representations and warranties insurance and D&O insurance. Yelena is a frequent author of articles and serves as the M&A managing editor of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Today. Prior to joining Woodruff Sawyer, Yelena was a senior capital markets associate at Clifford Chance.
Topic
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM
Wednesday June 23
Will Immunovant’s Insurance Policies Protect it from Litigation & Lessons for other SPACs
- Understanding which policy covers what: Representations and Warranties Insurance (RWI) vs D&O insurance
- Is D&O insurance optional and why is it so expensive?
- Why use or avoid RWI in a SPAC business combination
- Trends in claims and litigation in D&O and RWI