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

Not All Sports Betting May Be Legal In Nevada

Last August, Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist on Thomas Becker and Wellington Sports Club, LLC, Einstein Sports Advisory, Ltd., and Welscorp, Inc. The gist of Secretary of State's allegations is...

California Supreme Court Invalidates Statutes Requiring Filing Of Tax Returns To Appear On Presidential Ballot

Today, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Patterson v. Padilla, Case No. S257302 (Nov. 21, 2019). At issue was "whether portions of the recently enacted Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act (Elec. Code, § 6880 et...

Court Rules Share Repurchase Is Not Subject To CGCL Limitations

Chapter 5 of the California General Corporation Law imposes certain limitations on a corporation's distributions to its shareholders. Section 166 of the Corporations Code defines "distribution to its shareholders" to include the purchase or...

Why Corporations Can't Act

Many decried the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010). The California legislature was so upset that it passed a resolution memorializing its disagreement and asseverating that...

DBO Proposes To Transition All CFL Licensees To NMLS

The State Regulatory Registry LLC, an affiliate of the Conference of State Banking Supervisors, developed and operates the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS). In 2008, Congress enacted the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage...

California Board Gender Quota Law Challenged In Federal Court

Cydney Posner at Cooley LLP wrote last week about a new challenge to California's Board Gender Quota law.  The lawsuit, Creighton Meland v. Alex Padilla, Secretary of State of California,was reportedly filed in federal district court in California...

Supreme Court: 1934 Amendment Repeals 1918 Limitation On Compound Interest

The same year that the Great War ended, the voters of California approved an initiative measure governing allowable interest rates. This initiative remains uncodified but West Publisher designates these statutes as Civil Code Sections 1916-1 to...

Is Something Missing From This Complaint Against The We Company?

Earlier this week, Kevin M. LaCroix wrote about a lawsuit filed recently against The We Companies, commonly referred to as WeWork.  The company attracted a lot of press attention when in September it withdrew the registration statement for its...

Are Cannabis Contracts Void?

Section 1608 of the California Civil Code has been on the books since 1872.  It provides: