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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) Corporations Code Diversity

Allen Matkins

Diversity May Be Hard To Find When It Comes To LLCs

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Professor Eugene Volokh recently highlighted a decision by U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan taking a plaintiff to task for inadequately pleading diversity jurisdiction when the defendant is a limited liability company. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Los Angeles Superior Court Invalidates California Board Diversity Statute, Rendering It Ripe for Review by the California Court of...

In Crest v. Padilla, No. 20STCV37513 (Cal. Super. Apr. 1, 2022), the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles (Green, J.) declared that Section 301.4 of the California Corporations Code is unconstitutional...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

California Trial Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Members of ‘Underrepresented Communities’ on Public Company Boards

In the first test of a state’s board-diversity requirement, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has entered summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff in Crest v. Padilla, who challenged the constitutionality of...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Mandates Diversity Quotas for Corporate Boards

On September 30, 2020, Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 979 (“AB 979”) into law. The new statute, which adds section 301.4 to the Corporations Code, is aimed at increasing representation from communities of color and the...more

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