Directors’ and officers’ duties and liabilities – a comparison

Nancy Sun is a senior partner from Dentons Shanghai. She has extensive experience in advising Chinese and international clients on both inbound and outbound transactions. She specializes in cross border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign investment and outbound direct investment, project finance, labour relation and corporate governance, etc. In addition, Nancy, as the Head of Dentons China Energy Practice Group, has been advising in investment of renewable energy porjects, carbon trade, renewable electrcity purchase, etc. to help the clients implement their energy transmission strategy. She has been recognized by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 for seven consecutive years and was awarded as "Female Leader 2022" by IFLR1000.

Matthew is the Managing Partner of McCarthy Tetrault’s New York office, Co-Head of its National Private Equity Group and a Partner in its M&A and Securities Group. He has led a broad range of transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures, co-investments, financings, reorganizations and other private equity and securities-related dealings. Matthew also regularly advises boards of directors and special committees on corporate governance matters. Matthew is recognized by Chambers Global for his expertise in Private Equity in Canada – he is the only U.S.-based lawyer to receive such a ranking. Matthew is recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in the areas of corporate finance and securities, corporate mid-market, corporate commercial law, private equity and M&A. In 2014, he was selected by Lexpert as one of the Rising Stars – Leading Lawyers under 40.

Pranav is a partner based in the New Delhi office of the Firm and focusses his practice on technology (including IT and FinTech), life sciences, healthcare, infrastructure, power, oil and gas and EPC/ construction sectors. His transactional experience includes advising clients on cross-border (both inbound and outbound) investments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, appointment of contractors (including by conducting bidding processes) and general contracting work.