California Declares LLC Interests To Be And Not To Be Securities

Unlike the Securities Act of 1933, California's Corporate Securities Law of 1968 includes interests in limited liability companies in the list of securities:

Will The DBO's New Name Confuse Investors?

This January post discussed Governor Newsom's proposal to rename the Department of Business Oversight.  While I am no fan of the current moniker, I do not favor the Governor's new name - Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. 

Court of Appeal Has "No Comment" On Trulia

In 2016, the Delaware Court of Chancery famously put the brakes on disclosure only settlements, warning "to the extent that litigants continue to pursue disclosure settlements, they can expect that the Court will be increasingly vigilant in...

Bill Would Mandate That All LLCs Have A "Valid" EMail Address

In a move that may not please Postmaster General Megan G. Brennan, California Assembly Member James Gallagher has introduced a bill that would effectively require every limited liability company and every foreign limited liability company registered...

Bill Threatens Further Obfuscation Of California's Board Quota Law

Two years ago, California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson introduced a bill imposing gender quotas on publicly held domestic or foreign corporations having their principal executive offices in California. Then Governor Brown admitted "I don't...

Corporate Suspension No Bar To Creditor's Suit

Wanke Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Inc. v. AV Builder Corp., 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 134, involved a judgment creditor's attempt to enforce its judgment against its judgment debtor's debtor. On appeal, the debtor's debtor argued that the...

DBO Initiates Coordinated Examination Survey Of Investment Advisers

Last week, the California Department of Business Oversight emailed a "Formal Examination Demand: Response Required" to investment advisers stating that the Department is conducting a "coordinated survey of registered firms and their business...

The Cost Of Justice - Historic Nevada Courthouses

Today's post honors some of Nevada's historic courthouses.

Finance Lenders Annual Report Due Soon

Licensees under the California Financing Law (CFL), the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing Program, and the Responsible Small Dollar Loan (RSDL) pilot program must submit their annual to the Department of Business Oversight no later...