Corp Fin's New Rule 701 C&DI And California's Compensation Plan Exemption

Yesterday, Broc Romanek reported that Corp Fin has published a new C&DI addressing the permissibility of electronic delivery of disclosures under Rule 701(e). Readers will recall that Rule 701 is an exemption from the registration requirements of...

Does The California Finance Lenders Law Prohibit "Table Funding"?

A loan is "table funded" when at settlement it is contemporaneously assigned to the person that provides the funds. Is table funding an illegal business practice under the California Finance Lenders Law? The Fourth District Court of Appeal has its...

BrokerCheck - FINRA's Dread Permanent Record

Many a school child has received the awful warning to be careful lest some offense be entered on his or her "permanent record". As required by statute (15 U.S.C. § 78o-3(i)), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (aka FINRA) has...

What's The Plural Of Condominium?

Wednesday's post was entitled "Condominiums And The California Corporate Securities Law".  Today's post concerns whether I used the proper plural form of "condominium".

Promoters And California's Limited Offering Exemption

I was admitted to the bar the same year that the legislature completed its parturition of a new limited offering exemption under the Corporate Securities Law of 1968 - California Corporations Code Section 25102(f). AB 1518, Cal. Stats. 1981, ch....

Condominiums And The California Corporate Securities Law

Some four years ago, I wrote about the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' holding in Salameh v. Tarsadia Hotel, 726 F.3d 1124 (9th Cir. 2013). For those readers who don't remember the post or the case, the Court of Appeals held that the plaintiffs had...

Post No Bills

Planning for a congregational picnic this Sunday past, a local Lutheran church sought permission to use the neighboring Catholic church's parking lot. The Catholic church graciously agreed to allow the use of its lot provided that the Lutherans...

A Corporate Law Takeaway From Judge Nelson's Ruling In Talcum Powder Case

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What Every Delaware Unicorn Needs To Know About The California General Corporation Law

Recently, I came across a list of unicorns. These are private companies with valuations of $1 billion or more. I can't vouch for the accuracy of the list, but I did recognize many of the names. Many of the companies on the list shared two...