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

How To Win Custody Of A Corporation

In family law, the fights are often over who gets custody of the kids, the pets and the house. Shareholders battle over many things, but you don't often hear of custody fights in the corporate context. Is it even possible to win custody of a...

Staff Addresses Family Trusts With Multistate Trustees

When the Securities and Exchange Commission two years ago proposed amendments to Rule 147 and adoption of Rule 147A, I commented on an issue that I foresaw with respect to family and other non-business trusts:

Binary Options And Securities Regulation

Recently, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) updated and expanded its 2015 advisory warning investors about online binary option schemes.  NASAA offers the following explanation of "binary options":

Nevada Supreme Court Adopts Delaware's Direct Harm Test For Derivative Claims

On the same day that the Nevada Supreme Court rejected Delaware's approach to reviewing special litigation committee determinations, it adopted Delaware's test for determining whether a shareholder suit is derivative or direct.  Parametric Sound...

Did The SEC's Pay Ratio Guidance Miss Conjunction Junction?

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued interpretive guidance to assist issuers in complying with the pay ratio rule.  At the same time, the Division of Corporation Finance staff issued guidance concerning how companies might use...

California Bill May Spur Rewriting Gender Boilerplate

On the penultimate day of the current session, the California legislature passed SB 179 (Atkins & Wiener). If signed into law by Governor Brown, this bill would enact the California Gender Recognition Act. In general, SB 179 would create a third,...

Does California Side With Delaware Or New York On Special Litigation Committee Reviews?

As discussed in the two preceding posts, Nevada's Supreme Court last week decided to adopt New York's standard of review of special litigation committee recommendations to dismiss stockholder derivative suits.  In re Dish Network Derivative...

Review Of Special Litigation Committee Recommendations

Yesterday's post limned the Nevada Supreme Court's adoption of New York's Auerbach standard of review for special litigation committee recommendations.  In re Dish Network Derivative Litigation, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 61 (2017). The Supreme Court...

Nevada Favors New York Over Delaware Precedent For SLC Review

Nevada law endows a board of directors "full control over the affairs of the corporation".  NRS 78.120(1).  This control is subject only to such limitations as may be provided by NRS chapter 7, or the articles of incorporation of the corporation.  Id.  ...