Keith Paul Bishop

Keith Paul Bishop

Keith Bishop works with privately-held and publicly-traded companies on federal and state corporate and securities transactions, compliance, and governance matters. He is highly-regarded for his in-depth knowledge of the distinctive corporate and regulatory requirements faced by corporations in the state of California. While many law firms have a great deal of expertise in federal or Delaware corporate law, Keith’s specific focus on California corporate and securities law is uncommon. A former California state regulator of securities and financial institutions, Keith has decades of experience navigating the regulatory-intensive state’s rules. For companies with substantial operations in California but incorporated elsewhere, Keith is an exceptional resource. He is frequently called in to help with issues arising under California’s “blue sky” and lender laws. An avid writer, Keith’s blog, www.calcorporatelaw.com, covers a diverse collection of California corporate and securities law issues and has served as a valued resource for other attorneys, business executives, judges, and media, nationwide.

Recent Posts

Does Hilaria Baldwin Qualify As A Member Of An "Underrepresented Community"?

Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 979 (2020 Cal. Stats. ch. 316) into law. Consequently, no later than the end of this year, "publicly held corporations" with their principal executive offices in California are required to have a...

CEO Announces A Merger, But Court Finds No Merger

This is a case of three companies. Two of these companies, Axene and Dynamic Vision, have their principal places of business, and were incorporated, in California. The third company, Healthstar, was organized in and has its principal place of...

Mountebanks Target California Real Estate Professionals

"Disguised cheaters, prating mountebanks,And many such-like liberties of sin:"

The telephone and Internet have replaced a bench or soapbox as the modern tools of cozenage.   Last week, the California Department of Real Estate issued this alert about a...

Why Is The WSJ Attacking A Dead Bill?

Last Friday, The Wall Street Journal published an alarming Op-Ed piece concerning a California Bill, AB 2088, that would impose a wealth tax on any person who spends more than 60 days inside the state’s borders in a single year. The idea of a...

Is There No Protection For The Innocent When A Corporation Transfers All Its Assets To Secured Creditors?

Last Friday, this space addressed itself to Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster's ruling in Stream TV Networks v. SeeCubic,C.A. No. 2020-0310-JTL (Dec. 8, 2020). He concluded that stockholder approval was not required when an insolvent corporation...

V.C. Laster Says Stockholder Approval Is Not Required, What Would California Say?

John Jenkins at DealLawyers.com took note yesterday of an interesting ruling by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster in Stream TV Networks v. SeeCubic, C.A. No. 2020-0310-JTL (Dec. 8, 2020). On issue in the case was whether Section 271 of the Delaware...

Does The SEC Grant Only Industry Requests?

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules for the disclosure of payments by "resource extraction issuers".  These rules implement Section 13(q) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 13(q) was added by the...

DFPI Posts Florilegium Of New Legislation

"Gather ye Rose-buds while ye may"

Is Nasdaq's Proposed Listing Standard Legal In California?

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC made headlines earlier this month by proposing amendments to its listing rules with a goal of promoting board of directors diversity. If approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq will, among other things,...