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Bloomberg BNA Diversity & Inclusion Summit

Event | 10.29.15, 4:30 AM EDT - 9:30 AM EDT

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404 NYC
404 10th Avenue, New York, NY

Diversity and inclusion are essential to the growth and prosperity of any organization. Diversity of perspectives, experiences, cultures, genders, and age breeds innovation, while inclusion ensures that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to that success and that the diversity play is not just a tick box on a corporate score card. 

In 1999, Chief Legal Officers of about 500 major corporations signed a pledge to make immediate and meaningful improvement to diversify their workforce, yet some 16 years later, law firms and in-house groups have failed to live up to their words, despite strong efforts and best intentions: Although blacks, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans constitute about a third of the U.S. population and a fifth of law school graduates, they make up fewer than 7 percent of law firm partners and 9 percent of general counsels of large corporations.

This fall, Big Law Business will convene a national conversation in New York and San Francisco connecting some of the most respected in-house and law firm leaders, as well as human resource personnel, to explore strategies for overcoming diversity and inclusion challenges at law firms and corporate legal groups.

Ellen Dwyer is speaking at this event. Her topic: "The Business Imperative for Diversity."

For more information, please visit these areas: Labor and Employment, Litigation and Trial

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Event | 02.20.25

Has the Buss Stopped? Recoupment Today

Has the Buss Stopped? Recoupment Today: In 1997, the California Supreme Court decided Buss v. Superior Court. In Buss, the court concluded that a liability insurer that defended a mixed action could seek reimbursement from the insured for the defense costs associated with the claims that were not even potentially covered. Since then, numerous courts have held that insurers are entitled to recoup their defense costs associated with uncovered claims or causes of action. On the other hand, a significant number of courts have rejected insurers’ right to recoupment, at least in the absence of a policy provision granting the insurer that right. Some commentators have even suggested that the current judicial trend might be away from permitting insurers to recoup their defense costs. Is that correct? Has the Buss stopped? This panel of coverage experts will analyze insurers’ claimed right to recoupment today, and offer their perspectives on what the law on recoupment should perhaps be and might be in the future.

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