Education Law,
Corporate
Sep. 11, 2020
Is outcry over racial injustice echoing in boardrooms and college admissions offices?
This summer, amid headlines about national outrage and protest over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others at the hands of police, the California Legislature quietly passed two important measures aimed at addressing institutional discrimination in corporations, on college campuses and in government agencies based on race, gender, national origin and sexual orientation.
Dario J. Frommer
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
public policy, regulatory and government affairs
UC Davis SOL King Hall; Davis CA
Dario provides strategic political advice to many of California's most prominent companies and government agencies. Dario is the former majority leader of the California State Assembly and a member of the Latino Legislative Caucus. He has held a variety of high-level, state-government positions. He also chaired the Assembly's Health Committee, and served as chair of the California Transportation Commission, helping to oversee billions of dollars in funding for highway, road and transit projects. He was the appointments secretary to Gov. Gray Davis and was Mayor Eric Garcetti's appointee to the Oversight Board for the dissolution of the Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency.
In California, the growing awareness of and outcry against institutional racism may be echoing beyond police and sheriff departments. The effort to remedy long simmering issues of racial and gender inequality and discrimination is also focusing on corporate boardrooms, college admissions offices, and state and local procurement.
This summer, amid headlines about national outrage and protest over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Ta...
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