Legal & Regulatory

Find out what California's new regulations on female directors at public companies means for boards moving forward.

With California legislators moving closer to approving a bill that would require public company boards to have at least on female director, the question now are is whether such a law is necessary.

Every year, Corporate Board Member surveys directors, general counsel and corporate secretaries of publicly traded U.S. corporations to establish a list of the 25 law firms they believe are best equipped to serve your company in a variety of corporate legal matters. Here's an in-depth look at the top 25.

The only 10-K disclosure related to human capital is number of employees. There is a proposal from the agency from the Human Capital Coalition looking for more required reporting on issues like pay disparity and culture.

In a recent survey, 95 percent of finance firms based in the UK and U.S. say financial regulations will increase costs, and almost a quarter said they will spend more than 5 percent of their annual revenue on compliance by 2023.

Boardroom directors and officers should become familiar with their obligations under updated SEC guidance on data breach disclosures.