California Corporate & Securities Law

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted its final changes to the federal proxy rules. These new rules will require public companies, under specified circumstances, to include in their proxy materials information about, and the...

The nice thing about being a corporate and securities lawyer is that I'm never at a loss for new reading material. Just as I was beginning to despair about what to read after the Dodd-Frank Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued its...

Yesterday, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) issued another corrected notice regarding its proposed placement agent disclosure regulations. The notice had incorrectly stated that the CalPERS Investment Committee would...

With the current legislative biennium ending next week, here are some key dates to keep in mind:

Yesterday's post concerned additional exemptions for real estate brokers under the California Corporate Securities Law.  Today's post is the final in this series (for now).

Last week, I discussed the real estate broker exemption from broker-dealer licensing requirements in California Corporations Code § 25206.  Commissioner's Release 62-C provides additional clarifying comments regarding this exemption.

On July 30, I reported that "Furlough Fridays" would be returning to most state agencies in August.  Yesterday, Shane Goldmacher wrote in this Los Angeles Times story that efforts by several state employee unions to block furloughs have been...

A developer wants to acquire a piece of property but lacks sufficient capital. She forms a limited partnership to acquire the land and begins looking for investors. If a licensed real estate broker is involved, must that broker be licensed as a...

Last month, Evan Halper of the Los Angeles Times wrote this story about the level of transparency at the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). In this story, he reports that while CalPERS has hired an outside law firm, "[w]hat...