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 Law Governs Real Property Conveyances By Foreign Corporations?

Consider the following fact pattern:

When CEOs Read This, They May Become Less Enamored Of Delaware

In a forthcoming paper, Professors Murali Jagannathan (Binghamton University School of Management) and A.C. Pritchard (University of Michigan Law School) evaluate whether there might be relationship between incorporation in Delaware and Chief...

Why Nevada Is A More Reliable Alternative To Delaware

Directors and officers cannot always base their decisions on first-hand information. As a practical matter, they must receive and act based on information and opinions of others. The question then becomes whether a director's or officer's decision...

Establishing Authority By Acknowledgment

Last Friday, I discussed the ramifications of affixing a secretary's certificate to a deed or instrument conveying or otherwise transferring any assets of a corporation. Today's post covers the legal effect of obtaining a certificate of...

Five Propositions Concerning The SEC Whistleblower Program

Congress, not the Securities and Exchange Commission, established the whistleblower program six years ago as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. As the program has awarded over $100 million to date, it merits a...

Why Affixing A Secretary's Certificate Might Protect The Innocent

Transactional lawyers are used to obtaining officers' certificates to back up their opinions or to deliver to the other party pursuant to a purchase or sale agreement. I wonder, however, how many buyers or secured lenders think about asking the...

Will New Rule 147A Lead To A Renaissance In California Permit Applications?

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new intrastate offering exemption under the Securities Act of 1933. Significantly, new Rule 147A will have no restrictions on offers and will not require that an issuer be organized in the...

Court Holds Indemnity Provision Provides No Right To Attorney Fees

Contractual indemnity provisions often broadly provide for the payment of the indemnified party's attorney fees.  In Alki v. Superior Court, 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 892 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016), for example, a fund administration agreement required a hedge...

Does Placing Non-GAAP Financial Measures First Violate The Law?

Yesterday's post discussed the SEC staff's recently announced position that Item 10(e)(1)(A) of Regulation S-K requires that issuers disclose comparable GAAP financial measures before non-GAAP financial measures. Item 10(e)(1)(A) requires only that...