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

Court Decides Dissolved Corporation "Still Exists"

Some may view dissolution as the final curtain for a corporation and its shareholders.  But unlike mere mortals, a corporation does not strut and fret its hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.

Why Husbands Should Listen To Their Wives . . .

Yesterday was the famous Ides of March. The Ides weren't a holiday, but a term used in Roman calendar system which was based on three dates in each month, known as the Kalends or Calends (think calendar), Nones and Ides. The Kalends always falls on...

Magna Carta Friday: A Definitive Article About A Definite Article

In English, we have two articles - "the" is the definite article and "a/an" is the indefinite article. Latin, on the other hand, lacks articles, definite or indefinite. Indeed, the great first century Roman rhetorician Marcus Fabius Quintilianus...

DBO Warns Victims Not To Be Victimized Twice

Recently, the Department of Business Oversight issued the following warning:

Is The SEC's Notice Of Internet Availability Of Proxy Materials Form Gender Biased?

The idea that men won't ask for directions is a staple of many jokes.  I don't know whether this is fact or urban myth.  However, a few years back the Princeton University Press published an entire book on the subject. In my former career as a...

What, If Anything, Is The Attorney General's Office Hiding?

In January, I decided to update an earlier post regarding the number of calls made to the California Attorney General's hotline mandated by Labor Code Section 1102.7. A few years earlier, I had published these data for the years from 2004 to 2010....

I understand Chair, Chairperson, Chairman and Chairwoman But Not Chairwomen of the Board

In February, I posted this little rumination on the origin of the term "chairman". Then I came across SB 351 introduced late last month by the California Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions. Currently, Sections 5213, 7213 and 9213...

Oxfam America Argues SEC Has "Unlawfully Withheld And Unreasonably Delayed" Resource Extraction Rule

I've often wished that my legal acumen could be judged by the same standard as professional baseball players. If that were the case, I could be wrong nearly 60% of the time and yet be considered one of the greatest legal mavens of all time. I would...

Bill Would Authorize Payments For Commercial Loan Referrals

California State Senator Marty Block has introduced a bill, SB 197, that would authorize a licensed finance lender to compensate an unlicensed person or company in connection with the referral of one or more prospective borrowers to the licensee for...