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Ben Dubin

In the following guest post, Ben Dubin, Managing Memberof VC Expert Services, LLC, examines Vice Chancellor Laster’s May 2026 opinion in the Zync v. Porsche case, a decision that highlights the legal and D&O insurance risks for investor-appointed directors and their sponsoring venture firms, particularly when directors are accused of acting as agents of the investor rather than exercising independent fiduciary judgment on behalf of the company. This post is the second of two guest post from Ben discussing D&O risks associated with venture capital board seats. Ben’s prior post on the topic can be found here. We would like to thank Ben for allowing us to publish his articles as guest posts on this site. Here is Ben’s article.

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Ben Dubin

In the following guest post, Ben Dubin, Managing Member of VC Expert Services LLC, discusses Delaware Vice Chancellor Laster’s January 29, 2026 opinion in the Calumet Capital Partners case. This article, which is the first of two discussing recent Delaware decisions regarding VC firm’s representative’s service on the firm’s portfolio company boards, argues that the Calumet decision creates greater litigation risk for venture capital firms whose employees or partners serve as board designees, because courts may more readily infer that the investor knowingly participated in a fiduciary breach when its own representative is involved. The author’s companion article to this one will be published on this site next week. Our thanks to Ben for allowing us to publish his article on our site. Here is Ben’s article.

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