Partnerships or LLCs? It’s important to understand what sort of corporate structure would best protect you and your investors when creating a new company. Your business may be exposed to unnecessary legal and tax responsibility… 

Salient Considerations for a Shareholders Agreement A shareholders agreement is necessary to protect the rights and ensure fair treatment of all parties involved. As official as it may sound, creating such an agreement is not… 

Breach of Contract Related to COVID-19 Thousands of civil cases have been filed since the COVID-19 global pandemic. Companies and business owners are dealing with unprecedented legal issues such as breach of contracts. In order… 

Investor Term Sheets Term sheets provide an overview of a proposed investment. In order to simplify matters, term sheets are usually simple. However, a term sheet can include provisions that have implications. In order to… 

Awarding Attorney’s Fees Attorney’s fees play a significant role in pursuing a case. A contractual clause will determine when an attorney’s fee will be awarded. When a legal dispute happens and people go to court,… 

Tips on Protecting Trade Secrets In order to qualify for protection under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act in California, trade secrets must be the subject of reasonable measures to maintain secrecy. To avoid confusion on… 

Lawsuit Prevention in California When it comes to filing lawsuits, the end of the year calendar is when it’s most busy. Because of the continuous COVID-19 pandemic, devastating impact has made its way to many… 

Dissociated Partner May Remain Liable According to Cal. Corp. Code § 16603(1), when a general partner dissociates, they lose their right to participate in any conduct or management of the partnership business. Subdivision (a) of… 

Corporations Must Have a Location If you are a registered corporation in the state of California, you must have an address. Without a “there” you cannot be considered a corporation. If you are a California…