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Terry Johnson, Corporate & Finance partner in the firm's San Francisco office, co-head of the Capital Markets practice, and the current President of the Bar Association of San Francisco, ...

Shareholder actions challenging DEI programs may gain momentum following Trump's executive order "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" that impacts affirmative action measures.

As public company board service has become increasingly imperative and time-consuming, proxy advisory firms and institutional investors have sharpened their focus on directors who serve on an excessive number of boards.

Scott Tillema, co-founder of The Negotiations Collective and veteran hostage negotiator, joins us to share what crisis negotiations can teach us about influence, emotional control, and communication under pressure.

In recognition of Black History Month, Buchanan hosted a panel discussion exploring the impact of the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling...

The executive order itself directs the Chairman of the SEC, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary of Labor to take a number of rulemaking and investigative actions. With respect to the SEC, the agency is ordered, among other things, to:

Since the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and the University of North Carolina on June 29, 2023, striking down race-conscious...

In honor of Women's History Month, we hosted a special program, "Women in Leadership: Navigating Board Dynamics," where we provided attendees with essential strategies for thriving in boardroom settings.

Public policy advances in the areas of autism inclusion and neurodiversity.

Apple disclosed in a proxy statement filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the National Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank...

Carrie Cohen was profiled in the ABA Journal, discussing her career and her work in mentoring women in the legal profession, including through co-founding the When There Are Nine Scholarship Project...

What does it mean to "step up" in the legal profession, and why does it matter? This Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month episode explores how bar associations and community involvement...

In this episode of Dimensions of Diversity, host Lloyd Freeman examines the changing landscape of disability rights with Robert Dinerstein, Professor Emeritus...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently rescinded its affirmative action guidelines that had been in place for 40 years. According to the EEOC, the guidelines, as contained in a guide and compliance manual, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Employment attorney Marc Engel discusses new DEI orders issued by the current administration and addresses some of the takeaways from those orders during Lerch, Early & Brewer's Spring Cleaning Webinar...

On May 14, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) submitted a proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) that would significantly reduce workplace demographic-reporting...

A federal district court judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary nationwide injunction against several provisions in one of Trump's executive orders related to diversity...

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss the evolving political and legal landscape around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices.