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

Comparing Books And Records Stockholder Inspection Rights In California, Delaware and Nevada

The right of a stockholder to inspect a corporate books and records was originally a common law right. California, Delaware and Nevada have since codified stockholder inspection rights.

Coming Soon To California - Delaware!

The Glendon Tremaine Symposium has been a long-standing tradition of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.  It is named for the late Glendon Tremaine, a Pasadena attorney who served as President of the LACBA. 

Restatements Reported To California Board On Downward Trend Overall

On June 30, 2002, President Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act into law (for a trip down memory lane, you can read Broc Romanek's post reporting that momentous event here).  Less than a month later, Governor Gray Davis signed AB 270 (Correa) into...

Is A Sole Shareholder An Employer?

A corporate employer controls its employees.  A sole shareholder controls the corporation.  Is the shareholder an "employer"?  A California Court of Appeal answered this question last week in Leek v. Cooper.

California's 50/90 Rule - When Being In Control May Mean That You're Not

Many out-of-state practitioners are surprised to learn that California has special statutory provisions governing a merger when a constituent corporation (Section 161) or its parent (Section 175) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the...

A Monday Miscellany

San Diego Securities Law Conference

The Law Governing Investment Securities May Be A Matter Of Choice

One might expect that the rights and duties of a California issuer with respect to the registration of transfer of investment securities would be governed by California law. After all, Section 8110(a) of the California Uniform Commercial Code...

How Soon Hath Time! July 21 Deadline Looms For Investment Advisers But Grace May Be At Hand

The hasting days fly on with full career while the SEC proceeds with rulemaking to implement the Dodd-Frank Act's changes to the regulation of investment advisers. Last week, Associate Director Robert E. Plaze in the SEC's Division of Investment...

Placed On This Isthmus of A Middle State - Flexible Purpose Corporation Bill Faces Nonprofit Opposition

Previously, I've discussed the effort to create a new species of corporation - the flexible purpose corporation.  To this end, Senator Mark DeSaulnier has introduced SB 201. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard and passed the bill yesterday...