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
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”