Corporate
Corporate
Our diverse and experienced corporate attorneys partner with business leaders on a wide variety of strategic and legal issues. By providing sophisticated, astute, and practical legal advice, we guide our clients on the benefits and risks of their transactions and provide creative solutions to meet their objectives efficiently and effectively.
Representative Experience
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Emerging companies and venture financing
- Entity formation
- Fund formation
- Governance and compliance
- Securities offerings
- Securities reporting and regulation
- International and cross-border transactions
- Tax services
- Foreign account disclosures
- Shareholder disputes
- Succession planning
- Intra-family planning issues
Representative Industries
Our clients include public and private corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit institutions from diverse industry sectors, including:
- Technology
- Hospital/health care
- Senior living and managed care
- Wealth advisory
- Transportation
- Venture capital
- Agriculture
- Entertainment
- Manufacturing
- Restaurant and hospitality
- Retail and design
- Trade and professional associations
- Higher education
- Government and other public agency
- Construction
- Commercial real estate
Key Contacts
News & Resources
FinCEN's New Corporate Transparency Act Guidance: Is Your Company Still Required to Report?
FinCEN clarifies that entities that cease to do business may still need to report under the Corporate Transparency Act.
California's “Hidden Fees Statute” Goes into Effect on July 1, 2024
California Senate Bill 478 comes into effect July 1, 2024. This new law requires a business to advertise the full price that consumers will pay with no hidden fees.
California Senate Passes New Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Bill
California Senate approved SB 1201, requiring corporations and LLCs to publicly disclose beneficial owners from January 1, 2026. This expands federal Corporate Transparency Act rules and mandates biennial reporting of owners' names and addresses, accessible online.
What The FTC’s Ban On Non-Compete Agreements Will Mean For California
The FTC's new rule prohibiting non-compete agreements has already made a big impact even before going into effect. But what does that mean for California employers specifically, given California's existing rules on non-compete agreements? This alert will discuss the new FTC rule and how it compares to the California legal landscape.
Corporate Transparency Act: Is Your Company Exempt From Reporting?
The Corporate Transparency Act will require at least 32.6 million companies to register the company and its beneficial owners with FinCEN in 2025. This article discusses in brief the Act’s requirements and the qualifications of certain available exemptions from registration.
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Ruling Regarding Multi-Class Votes
Delaware Supreme Court held that where a company has a multi-class capital structure, a separate class stockholder vote is not required to amend the corporate charter to adopt officer exculpation provisions because such an amendment does not “alter or change the powers, preferences, or special rights” of such classes adversely.
Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act
The Corporate Transparency Act requires reporting companies to disclose and file company information and that of its beneficial owners to the federal government (FinCEN). Fines and imprisonment apply for failure to comply.
California Law Nudges Businesses to Report Sustainability Efforts
Partner Jonathan Storper explains how AB 1305 – California’s new carbon reporting law – will reshape voluntary corporate environmental strategies.
California Governor Signs Two Groundbreaking Climate-Related Laws
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two ground breaking climate related laws but he intends to modify them over concern of implementation and financial impact.
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