Nasdaq’s Giant Leap Towards Diversity on the Board

Following the lead of California, Illinois and other states, Nasdaq, which is home to some of the largest companies in the world including Amazon, Google and Facebook, may require diversity on the board of directors of those companies. Earlier this month, Nasdaq submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its proposal to require at least two diverse board members and certain disclosure requirements on the 3,000+ public companies that trade on the Nasdaq exchange. Currently more...
By: White and Williams LLP

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