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California-Headquartered Public Companies Must Now Have a Female Director Under California Law

As we previously discussed, on September 30, 2018, former California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation intended to ensure that public companies headquartered in California have at least one female director. This...more

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Academicians Find Firms With All Male Boards Have Left The State

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In November, I wrote about an academic study finding that companies experienced "a large negative stock market reaction" when Governor Jerry Brown signed into law California's female board quota mandate (SB 826). The authors...more

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Alert: California’s board gender diversity mandate: will it matter?

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As discussed in this article in Bloomberg Businessweek, a new analysis conducted by Bloomberg explores the potential impact of California’s new board gender diversity mandate, SB 826. And what does it show? The impact on ...more

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New California Law Mandates Female Representation on Boards of Directors by December 2019

On September 30, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed Senate Bill (SB) 826, a pioneering law mandating each publicly-held company headquartered in California to have at least one female on its board of directors....more

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New California Law Requiring Female Directors on Public Company Boards Becomes Effective

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This client alert provides an update on the new legislation passed in California as it relates to the minimum number of female directors that must serve on the board of directors of each publicly held domestic or foreign...more

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Boardroom Diversity Push Gains Steam

As investors are exerting increased pressure on companies to address diversity in the boardroom, states may begin to address the issue through legislation. Recently, on September 30, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB826...more

White and Williams LLP

Insight and Analysis of California’s New Gender-Specific Board Requirements

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California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed legislation requiring all publicly-held domestic corporations and publicly-held foreign corporations headquartered within the state to comply with certain minimum gender-based...more

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California Governor Signs Two New Bills That Will Spur More Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Innovation

On Sept. 28, 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill (“SB”) 838 and Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2658, which together will spur more innovation in and adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. More...more

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California Mandates Female Directors for Public Corporations

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The Situation: California's governor recently signed into effect a new law requiring public corporations whose principal executive offices are located in California to have a certain minimum number of female directors on...more

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Who Is A Female? New California Statute Provides An Answer

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California's new gender quota law, SB 826, has attracted widespread attention. The law mandates that a publicly held domestic or foreign corporation principal executive offices, according to the corporation’s SEC Form 10-K ,...more

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California looks to take the lead on gender diversity in the boardroom through new legislation

On September 30, 2018, despite voicing some reservations, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB-826, mandating that publicly traded corporations have women on their boards. The new law will require all California...more

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California Adopts NAIC Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Requirements

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On Monday, August 17, 2015, California Assembly Bill 553 was signed by Governor Jerry Brown, and became immediately effective. AB 553 adopts much of the NAIC’s Model Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act, along...more

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