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

Do Nevada Courts Ignore Delaware Precedents?

In a recently released article, Professor Stephen Bainbridge tackles the question of just how real the DExit phenomenon might really be. Among other things, he responds to my argument that Nevada eschews Delaware law precedent by virtue of NRS...

DExit - Would Oliver Cromwell Reincorporate In Nevada?

Yesterday's post highlighted Professor Stephen Bainbridge's recently posted article, DExit Drivers: Is Delaware's Dominance Threatened? His article analyzes the reasons that companies give for leaving Delaware for other states, including Nevada. One...

Professor Bainbridge's DExit Exegesis

A year ago, Phil Shawe, the Chief Executive Officer of TransPerfect, penned a piece for The Nevada Independent explaining the company's reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada:

Is A Notitia Congregationis Valid In California?

"Only it seems to me that once in your life before you die you ought to see a country where they don't talk in English and don't even want to."*

Court Allows Borrower To Challenge Department's Decision To Issue A Finance Lender's License

A lot has changed since George Gerro filed an action seeking a declaration that the California finance lender's license issued to BlockFi Lending LLC was both void and improperly issued: Blockfi has filed for bankruptcy; the Department of Financial...

Court Holds Internal Affairs Doctrine Typically Covers Breach Of Fiduciary Claims Despite No Averment Of Fiduciary Duty

California's Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act provides "The law of the state . . . under which a foreign limited liability company is formed governs all of the following: The organization of the limited liability company, its internal...

Another Publicly Traded Delaware Corporation Propose Move To Nevada

I recently came across another publicly traded Delaware corporation with plans to reincorporate in Nevada. Interestingly, this corporation, Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc., originally began as a California corporation and then reincorporated in...

Is Member Ratification Effective Or "Like Takin' Sick When Nobody Knows The Cure"?

When faced with an unauthorized or defective action, I expect that many practitioners will seek fix the problem by obtaining a ratification of the action.  But will a ratification cure the problem?

Directors Removing Directors

Seven years ago, I addressed the question of whether the board of directors of a California corporation could remove a fellow director: