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

What California Lawyers May Learn From This Delaware Case

Shortly before leaving Delaware's Court of Chancery in 2015, Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons issued a decision that is widely known for the conclusion that Section 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law does not authorize the Court of...

Plaintiffs File Amended Complaint Against Yahoo! But Is Something Missing?

Last spring, a derivative suit was filed in California Superior Court against certain of current and former directors and officers of Yahoo!, Inc. alleging breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the company's widely reported data breach. The...

Come Now, Venue Is Not A Forum

At the end of last year, a plaintiff filed a verified class action in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking a judgment declaring invalid provisions included in the certificates of incorporation of three different companies "purporting to require...

Court of Appeal Explains Parol Evidence Rule

Today, I am picking up on my discussion of Kanno v. Marwit Capital, No. G052348, 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 1150 (Ct. App. Dec. 22, 2017) in this post from last week and last year.  Kanno involved the application of the parol evidence rule under both...

Tax Cuts And Jobs Act - My Disclosure List (So Far)

As I and many others start to consider the disclosure implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, I've begun a list of possible disclosure related topics:

The Form 8-Ks That The SEC May Have Overlooked

As reported by Cydney Posner, Broc Romanek and undoubtedly many others, Corporation Finance staff issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation addressing whether a re-measurement of a deferred tax asset to incorporate the effects of newly...

Does Choice Of Law Include The Parol Evidence Rule?

On the antepenultimate day before Christmas, the California Court of Appeal issued an opinion that should be of interest and concern to lawyers documenting merger and acquisition agreements.  Kanno v. Marwit Capital, No. G052348, 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS...

Nevada Supreme Court Won't Allow Advisory Mandamus Escape Hatch

In Archon v. Eight Jud. Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 101 (2017), the Nevada Supreme Court provides a concise explanation of the uses of mandamus and administrative mandamus as escape hatches from the final judgment rule. The background of the case...

The General Corporation Law That Doesn't Exist

Consider the following excerpts from recent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission: