California Corporate & Securities Law

A recent dispute between plaintiffs domiciled in California and defendants domiciled in New York caused U.S. District Court Judge Arthur D. Spatt to ponder whether to apply New York's Martin Act or California's Corporate Securities Law of 1968. He...

California Senator Benjamin Allen would like to establish an Office of Sustainability within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as GO-Biz.  His bill, SB 950, would require the Office of Sustainability to establish...

Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson's effort to mandate the number of female directors recently passed out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary. That should not be too surprising as Senator Jackson chairs the committee. The bill's next stop is the Senate...

Richard Cordray's resignation last fall as head of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may result in more stringent regulation of California Finance Lenders. In February, Assemblymember Monique Limón introduced AB 2984 as a "spot bill"...

Suppose you desire to place your prized collection of bibelots into storage.  The storage company offers to assume the risk of loss for an additional monthly payment.  Have you entered into:

California Assemblymember Chris Holden has authored a bill that would require the University of California to conduct a study of the racial and ethnic diversity of the board of directors and employees of California high technology companies. The...

When faced with someone who is blowing things out of proportion, one response might be "Don't make a federal case out of this!" Sometimes, it may not even be possible to make a federal case. The reason is that federal courts are courts of limited...

More than a half century ago, the World Health Assembly established the International Agency for Research on Cancer as the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization. Although headquartered in Lyon, France, the IARC has a critical...

In 2011, the Department of Business Oversight filed a civil action against Investco Management & Development LLC and its promoters alleging various violations of the securities laws in connection with the offer and sale of LLC membership interests....