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Allen Matkins

Intentionally Discriminatory Public Offering Stalled At The SEC

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In this February post, I pondered the question of whether an issuer could allocate shares on the basis of race, gender or ethnicity.  That post was inspired by the case of  Glennon v. Johnson, U.S. Dist. Ct. Case No....more

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DEI in Flux During Annual Reporting and Proxy Filing Season

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Companies with forthcoming annual report and proxy statement filings should consult with counsel regarding recent regulatory and legal developments related to diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives and the...more

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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Opinion Continues To Spawn Challenges to DEI Programs

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Key Points - - In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, challenges to DEI initiatives have focused on programs that facially appear to provide a zero-sum advantage based on protected...more

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Fifth Circuit Upholds Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule

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On October 25, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Fifth Circuit”) upheld the Nasdaq board diversity rule in the face of challenges that (among other things) the rule attempted to improperly and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Potential Private Sector Implications of the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina upended prior...more

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Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Proposed Joint Diversity Policy, as Required under Dodd-Frank

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On Friday, October 25, 2013, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the...more

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