Dan A. Bailey

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Overview

With over 40 years of governance-related experience, Dan is nationally recognized for his expertise in Directors and Officers responsibilities, liabilities, indemnification, insurance, and loss prevention. As Chair of Bailey Cavalieri’s Directors & Officers Liability Practice Group, Dan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table to help clients reach their legal goals.

Dan represents and advises directors, officers and insurance companies regarding a wide variety of D&O liability, insurance underwriting and claims-handling, loss prevention and governance issues. Among many other D&O-related matters, he has been involved in more than 1,000 D&O and other professional liability claims, including the vast majority of the largest and most complex D&O lawsuits prosecuted during the last several decades, and has drafted many of the D&O insurance policies in the market.

He is co-author of Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors, a leading treatise on the topic, has published dozens of articles, and speaks at numerous seminars each year on the subject.

Credentials

Education

Ohio State University (J.D., 1978) with honors
Bowling Green State University (B.S. in B.A., 1975) cum laude

Bar Admissions

Ohio

Professional Highlights

With over 40 years of governance-related experience, Dan is nationally recognized for his expertise in Directors and Officers responsibilities, liabilities, indemnification, insurance, and loss prevention. As Chair of Bailey Cavalieri’s Directors & Officers Liability Practice Group, Dan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table to help clients reach their legal goals.

Dan represents and advises directors, officers and insurance companies regarding a wide variety of D&O liability, insurance underwriting and claims-handling, loss prevention and governance issues. Among many other D&O-related matters, he has been involved in more than 1,000 D&O and other professional liability claims, including the vast majority of the largest and most complex D&O lawsuits prosecuted during the last several decades, and has drafted many of the D&O insurance policies in the market.

He is co-author of Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors, a leading treatise on the topic, has published dozens of articles, and speaks at numerous seminars each year on the subject.

Education

Ohio State University (J.D., 1978) with honors
Bowling Green State University (B.S. in B.A., 1975) cum laude

Bar Admissions

Ohio

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