California Corporate & Securities Law

Ten years ago today, I penned an opinion piece decrying the inconsistencies of California's statutory requirements for entity names.  

The California Secretary of State's business programs division is reminding some corporations of their annual filing obligation and California's new female director quota legislation. The reminder is being mailed to corporations that the Secretary...

Yesterday, I wrote that the California General Corporation Law defines "foreign corporation" to include, for some but not all purposes, business associations organized as trusts under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction. Cal. Corp. Code §§ 170 & 171....

A foreign corporation that transacts intrastate business in California must first obtain a certificate of qualification from the California Secretary of State by filing a statement of designation. Cal. Corp. Code § 2105(a). One collateral benefit of...

California's new female director quota requirement applies to publicly held domestic or foreign corporations with their principal executive offices located in California. Cal. Corp. Code §§ 301.3 & 2115.5. California's older Public Disclosure Act...

As noted yesterday, the California Secretary of State published a report on its website concerning publicly domestic or foreign corporations with principal executive offices are located in California. This report was required to document the number...

California has had a trademark law on its books since 1941.  1941 Cal. Stats. Ch. 58.  The legislature repealed that law in 1967 and replaced it with the Model State Trademark Law drafted by the International Trademark Association ("INTA"). 1967 Cal....

California's Administrative Procedure Act requires that a state agency follow a rigorous notice and comment process when adopting a regulation.  Although the APA broadly defines "regulation", forms are excepted.  Gov't Code §11340.9(c).  This...