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NYC Controller Launches "Rooney Rule" Initiative, But Is It Legal In California?

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John Jenkins yesterday wrote about the New York City Controller's initiative asking boards of directors to adopt a policy "requiring that the initial lists of candidates from which new management-supported director nominees...more

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Delaware Corporation Adopts Gender Quota Bylaw

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NantKwest, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices located in San Diego, California. Last month, NantKwest filed this Form 8-K reporting that it had amended and restated its bylaws "to implement...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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Do Mandatory Retirement Age Requirements For Directors Violate California Law?

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While the Securities and Exchange Commission requires disclosure of the ages of directors (Item 401(a), Regulation S-K), it does not impose any age limitations on directors. Nonetheless, many public companies have adopted...more

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