Recently, I wrote that California Senator Monique Limón had introduced legislation, SB 1186, that would allow the Secretary of State to cancel the articles of incorporation or the filing of a statement and designation by a...more
The attractiveness of the United Kingdom as a business location is unabated. There are many advantages to doing business in the UK. Investors can draw on a skilled workforce and access a large market; costs of labour and...more
Cyprus is an EU member state and a common law jurisdiction with a legal system similar to that of the UK. It is located at the eastern end of Europe linking 3 continents, Europe, Africa and Asia and it has a long and strong...more
1. INTRODUCTION - Having been a former British colony for several years of its history (from 1878 until its independence in 1960), the legal system of the Republic of Cyprus (hereinafter “Cyprus”) follows, to a great...more
1. Types of Business Entities - • Description of the types of entities available in each jurisdiction through which to conduct business - Business may be conducted in France either through a French branch of a foreign...more
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)....more
California's fictitious business name law is ostensibly intended to make available to the public the identities of persons doing business under the fictitious name. In general, the law requires a local filing of a fictitious...more
Section 305(a) of the California Corporations Code empowers a board of directors to fill vacancies with two important exceptions. First, the articles of incorporation or bylaws may provide otherwise. Second, the board may...more
Corporations Code Section 2115 is not an easy read. Fortunately, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has provided a more digestible overview of the statute...more
I continue my exploration of some of the issues around doing business in Cuba, from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) perspective. Today I want to consider the types of ownership structures that are currently in place...more
Lawyers are often of two minds about providing ‘free stuff.’ Some look at it as a straight economic loss; others look at it as a service that can build to something even bigger. One of my good friends was, as he has said, ‘in...more