{"id":6852,"date":"2024-03-26T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.orthkluth.com\/?page_id=6852"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:50:19","slug":"directors-officers-liability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orka.law\/en\/directors-officers-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Directors &amp; Officers Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6852\" class=\"elementor elementor-6852 elementor-6851\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae1f79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ae1f79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff40bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ff40bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ee261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90ee261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/orka.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rechtsgebiete_Organhaftung_DO_16-9.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15545\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd538a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd538a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b85bd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b85bd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1ec09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e1ec09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eefcc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eefcc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e6af8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0e6af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>FIELDS OF LAW<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd069e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fd069e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d8453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41d8453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Directors &amp; Officers Liability<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7cb5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d7cb5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec03e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cec03e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6799bd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6799bd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0e636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa0e636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We advise companies and managers comprehensively on issues relating to the liability of board members, managing directors and supervisory board members (directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability) as well as DO insurance cases.<\/p><p>Our expertise covers aspects of liability, corporate, insolvency and insurance law. Thanks to decades of experience, we often represent company directors in court as defense counsel in agreement with the responsible D&amp;O insurer. We support complex proceedings with comprehensive knowledge and offer full-service advice that also covers other areas of law such as banking, energy, antitrust, data protection and criminal law.  <\/p><p>We use modern information technology and protected data rooms to efficiently analyze large volumes of data. In this way, we guarantee effective and rapid processing of investigation results that can be used in court. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0359396 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0359396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e533e62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e533e62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596cd77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"596cd77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d280e8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d280e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e883b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51e883b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Range of Services<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ec280 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26ec280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3704b24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3704b24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265f7c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"265f7c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d5816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"a2d5816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Compliance Matters <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M80.23,56.68h113.92s-56.96,123.52-56.96,123.52l-56.96-123.52Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M68.9,164.4V50.48l123.52,56.96-123.52,56.96Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bafff1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bafff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2662631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2662631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Organ liability claims in connection with compliance matters, for example in the case of<ul><li>supervisory culpability with regard to (allegedly intentional) actions of a co-manager or a subordinate employee, for example in the case of balance sheet manipulation, accounting fraud, etc.<\/li><li>breaches of duty related to the preparation and realization of annual general meetings of (listed) stock corporations<\/li><li>breaches of duty related to financial derivatives transactions, such as swap transactions<\/li><li>breaches of duty related to energy trading, in particular OTC trading<\/li><li>breaches of duty in the context of M&amp;A and real estate transactions<\/li><li>antitrust violations<\/li><li>breaches of fiduciary duties, for example by appropriating company resources<\/li><li>breaches of non-competition clauses<\/li><li>violations of the obligation to comply with the competence regulations within the company, e.g. violations of approval reservations in rules of procedure<\/li><li>Advice in the context of and in the follow-up to special audits, e.g. in accordance with \u00a7 142 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) for the examination of management transactions<\/li><li>Taking charge of the function of witness counsel for board members in civil and criminal proceedings<\/li><li>Advice in connection with the initiation of preliminary proceedings against board members<\/li><li>Advising litigants\/intervenors in disputes<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Crisis, Restructuring and Insolvency <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M80.23,56.68h113.92s-56.96,123.52-56.96,123.52l-56.96-123.52Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M68.9,164.4V50.48l123.52,56.96-123.52,56.96Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee774e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ee774e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19d59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19d59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability claims in the context of crisis, restructuring and insolvency matters, for example in the event of claims<ul><li>pursuant to \u00a7 15b InsO (formerly pursuant to \u00a7 64 GmbHG) for breach of the prohibition of payment<\/li><li>pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 823 ff. BGB for alleged breaches of duty towards third parties, such as credit institutions<\/li><li>pursuant to Section 43 (2) GmbHG for breach of managing director duties in the context of crisis management <\/li><li>pursuant to Section 43 (1) sentence 2 StaRUG for breach of restructuring obligations in the context of a restructuring matter <\/li><li>of interveners\/intervening parties<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h4 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Employment Contracts of Board Members <\/h4><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M80.23,56.68h113.92s-56.96,123.52-56.96,123.52l-56.96-123.52Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M68.9,164.4V50.48l123.52,56.96-123.52,56.96Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aacc5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aacc5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5de06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5de06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Advice in the context of employment contracts of board members, such as<ul><li>in the event of premature, often extraordinary, termination or release of board members as well as the associated termination of the organ positions<\/li><li>in the event of non-performance or reduction of agreed benefits under an employment contract<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4721dec e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4721dec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af9254 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9af9254\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2a408 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e2a408\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1910fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e1910fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2360\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2360\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Compliance Matters <\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M80.23,56.68h113.92s-56.96,123.52-56.96,123.52l-56.96-123.52Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M68.9,164.4V50.48l123.52,56.96-123.52,56.96Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2360\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bd46f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00bd46f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015be7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"015be7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Organ liability claims in connection with compliance matters, for example in the case of<ul><li>supervisory culpability with regard to (allegedly intentional) actions of a co-manager or a subordinate employee, for example in the case of balance sheet manipulation, accounting fraud, etc.<\/li><li>breaches of duty related to the preparation and realization of annual general meetings of (listed) stock corporations<\/li><li>breaches of duty related to financial derivatives transactions, such as swap transactions<\/li><li>breaches of duty related to energy trading, in particular OTC trading<\/li><li>breaches of duty in the context of M&amp;A and real estate transactions<\/li><li>antitrust violations<\/li><li>breaches of fiduciary duties, for example by appropriating company resources<\/li><li>breaches of non-competition clauses<\/li><li>violations of the obligation to comply with the competence regulations within the company, e.g. violations of approval reservations in rules of procedure<\/li><li>Advice in the context of and in the follow-up to special audits, e.g. in accordance with \u00a7 142 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) for the examination of management transactions<\/li><li>Taking charge of the function of witness counsel for board members in civil and criminal proceedings<\/li><li>Advice in connection with the initiation of preliminary proceedings against board members<\/li><li>Advising litigants\/intervenors in disputes<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2361\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2361\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Crisis, Restructuring and Insolvency <\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M80.23,56.68h113.92s-56.96,123.52-56.96,123.52l-56.96-123.52Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Ebene_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 274.38 218.61\"><defs><style>.cls-1{stroke-width:0px;}<\/style><\/defs><path class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M68.9,164.4V50.48l123.52,56.96-123.52,56.96Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2361\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd1867 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dd1867\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cb4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10cb4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Directors&#8217; 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