California May Soon Require Owners To Register And Report Commercial Property
Posted on April 29, 2025

In California, it seems that everything must be registered and reported to the state.  A spot bill, SB 789 (Menjivar) was recently amended to require that individuals and entities owning commercial property in the state to register with the...

A Clearly Rattled Delaware Contemplates Significant Changes To Its Corporations Code
Posted on February 19, 2025

On Monday, Delaware State Senator Bryan Townsend introduced Senate Bill 21 which would, among other things, statutorily define "controlling stockholder" and substantially change the rules governing the "cleansing" of controlling stockholder...

Will This Proposed Law Discriminate Against Minority Males And Non-Binary Persons?
Posted on August 13, 2020

In 2018, California enacted legislation, SB 826 (Jackson), mandating that publicly held corporations with their principal executive offices in California have a minimum number of female directors.  See California Enacts Novel Female Board Quota...

California Bill Would Codify ABC Test For Employee Status
Posted on April 04, 2019

Much to the consternation of employers, the California Supreme Court last year adopted a three-factor test, known as the "ABC" test, for determining when a worker is an employee.  Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, 4...

After 25 Years, Delaware Begins To See The Light
Posted on March 15, 2017

A quarter century ago, I wrote a brief piece criticizing how Delaware handled stockholder action by written consent:

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