Business Law

Courtesy of CEB, we are bringing you selected legal developments in areas of California business law that are covered by CEB’s publications. This month’s feature is from the April 2019 update to California Law of Contracts. References are to the book’s section numbers. See CEB’s BLS Landing Page for special discounts for Business Law Section members. The most significant legal developments since the last update include developments in such important topic areas as authority to contract, contract formation and interpretation, the doctrine of unconscionability, warranties and covenants, breach of contract actions, and arbitration. Read more

In Boschetti v. Pacific Bay Investments Inc., 2019 Cal. App. LEXIS 193, filed on March 7, 2019, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District held that Boschetti, a partner of a California general partnership, could not enforce California statutory buy-out provisions upon dissolution of foreign limited partnerships and limited liability companies owned by the general partnership. Read more

Courtesy of CEB, we are bringing you selected legal developments in areas of California business law that are covered by CEB’s publications.  This month’s feature is from the February 2019 update to Financing and Protecting California Businesses.  References are to the book’s section numbers.  See CEB’s BLS Landing Page for special discounts for Business Law Section members.  The most significant legal developments since the last update include developments in such important topic areas as start-up financing, going public, securities law, lending transactions, insurance, cybersecurity, and tax law. Read more

The California Minority Counsel Program Ambassadors Council (CMCPAC) is hosting a “Championing Diversity!” event on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney LLP in San Diego. A moderator-led panel of in-house attorneys and in-house counsel will discuss strategies for how attorneys can get their company or law firm to go beyond simply having a diversity mission statement and take steps to focus, recruit, and promote diverse attorneys within their company or law firm. Read more

On April 13, members of the BLS Executive Committee traveled from around the state to Sacramento to attend the Spring Long Range Planning Meeting. The attendees explored how the CLA can best serve its members, build constituencies, and create synergy among the BLS’ Standing Committees and Sections. Read more

On April 30, the Insolvency Law Committee co-sponsored a lecture and visual presentation by the Hon. Scott C. Clarkson, United States Bankruptcy Judge, that combined art and insolvency law to reveal fascinating insights into the Dutch artist Rembrandt's life (1606-1669), his Amsterdam workshop, his loves, real estate and art investing, and his eventual insolvency. The Hon. Neil W. Bason, United States Bankruptcy Judge hosted the event. Read more

It has been my pleasure this year to meet many members of the Business Law Section at various events hosted by the BLS or California Lawyers Association. When I make these members’ acquaintance, I make a point of asking why they joined the BLS, or what they enjoy most about their membership. Almost without fail, the members respond that membership in the BLS helps them stay on the forefront of developments in their industry or field of substantive business law expertise. Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic of “Recent Developments at the California Franchise Tax Board For Nonprofit Organizations.” Our presenter is Audrey Rowe, Exempt Organizations Unit, Franchise Tax Board Business Entities Section. The meeting will be held jointly with the Tax Exempt Organizations Committee of the Taxation Section. This presentation will discuss the following topics: Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic of “Recent Developments at the California Franchise Tax Board For Nonprofit Organizations.” Our presenter is Audrey Rowe, Exempt Organizations Unit, Franchise Tax Board Business Entities Section. The meeting will be held jointly with the Tax Exempt Organizations Committee of the Taxation Section. Read more

California has approximately 10% of the 8,700 Opportunity Zones throughout the country. Significant tax benefits are available to investors who purchase and redevelop property in these Opportunity Zones. This program will provide an overview of the Opportunity Zones legislation and how any partnership or LLC can access these federal tax benefits. Read more