Crazy California Laws

Welcome to California: Watch Out For Those Speed Bumps! 

California has some quirky laws that often surprise lawyers from other states who are involved in California-based transactions.  It is not always clear where some of our laws are going, or which direction a business person is meant to take.
To help you maneuver your way around these speed bumps, this series of articles explores some of the more unusual California laws that trip up or otherwise cause consternation to out-of-state attorneys involved in California transactions.

November 2009

California Usury Laws

December 2009

Is a Country Club Membership a Security?

January 2010

Get Your Mother to Invest in Your California Company — Go to Jail! (Do Not Collect $200)

February 2010

Real Estate Licensing for Merger and Acquisition Practitioners?

March 2010

California’s “Unauthorized Practice of Law” Trap

April 2010

Application of the Internal Affairs Doctrine in California

May 2010

Work for Hire Language Makes Independent Contractor an Employee

June 2010

Contractual Waivers of Jury Trial in California

July 2010

Attorney Fees Clause Gives Reciprocal Rights

August 2010

The Artist’s Right to a Percentage of the Resale of Fine Art

September 2010

Sales Tax Imposed on Asset Sale Transactions

October 2010

Not Knowing Where to Sue an Unlicensed Talent Agent Could Cost You $25 Million

January 2011

Post-Employment Noncompetition Clauses in CA Employment Agreements are Invalid

February 2011

Contractual Waivers of Jury Trial in California Part 2

March 2011

Level the Playing Field: An Examination of California’s “Student Athletes’ Right to Know Act”

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