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

The SEC's Resource Extraction Rule - A Long Time Coming

Shortly before Christmas, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to adopt Rule 13q-1 and an amendment to Form SD to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to disclosure of payments...

Shakespeare And The Impeachment Of Justice

The word "impeach" is much in the news of late.  It is of Anglo-French origin and originally meant to hinder or impede.  As discussed in this post, the first English impeachment in Parliament dates from the fourteenth century. 

Is Impeachment A Pardonable Offense?

Monday's post concerned California's constitutional and statutory provisions governing impeachment. These provisions are based on the English parliamentary model developed in the 14th century. In 1678, the Commons impeached Thomas Osborne, the Earl...

Impeachment In California

The Founding Fathers did not invent impeachment. The procedure was largely copied from English precedent dating to the reign of Edward III. In 1376, the so-called "Good Parliament" under the leadership of Peter de la Mare impeached the King's...

Are Some Publicly Held California Corporations Exempt From The State's Female Board Quota Law?

Corporations Code Section 301.3(a) provides:

Court Rules Bankruptcy Code Does Not Preempt California Buy-Out Statute

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Judge Troy L. Nunley's holding that the limitations on distributions in Chapter 5 of the General Corporation Law do not apply to a corporation's repurchase of shares pursuant to Section 2000 of the Corporations Code.  ...

Has The Secretary Of State Missed The Mark In Defining "Publicly Held Corporation"?
Secretary of State Mails Corporate Filing Reminder

The California Secretary of State's business programs division is reminding some corporations of their annual filing obligation and California's new female director quota legislation. The reminder is being mailed to corporations that the Secretary...

Four Decades After Being Abolished, Some California Corporations Continue To Refer To "Treasury Stock"

Treasury shares are shares that a corporation has issued and then reacquired but not retired. Hence, they are shares that have been issued but are no longer outstanding. In some states, treasury shares retain some legal significance but not so in...