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Court decides a “division of the waters” does not violate the Corporations Code

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 16 2011

Anyone who is familiar with California knows that water is the key to its agricultural abundance and vast urban spaces

Court can’t appoint unwilling director to defend post winding-up claims

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 17 2011

The directors of a Nevada corporation become trustees upon its dissolution

Court rejects control requirement for director liability

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 3 2011

Outside directors and their counsel should take note of yesterday’s decision by the First District Court of Appeal in Hellum v. Breyer

Common shares are commonplace and, in California, well defined

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 21 2011

Corporate lawyers are very familiar with the terms “common” and “preferred” in describing classes of corporate stock

Nevada business entity law changes are now in effect

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 4 2011

Nevada’s legislature meets only in odd number years and then for only 120 calendar days (2,880 hours

One may be the loneliest number but it's not a partnership

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 11 2011

Yesterday, a California Court of Appeal concluded that the idea of a one person partnership under the Revised Uniform Partnership Act has as much reality as a number whose square is a negative number

CalPERS considers revisions to global governance principles

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 23 2011

At a meeting last week, the Policy Subcommittee of the Investment Committee of CalPERS’ Board of Administration considered amendments to CalPERS’ Global Principles of Corporate Governance

Court decides buy-out claims are derivative

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 9 2011

When a shareholder sues corporate officers and directors, she must decide whether to bring a direct action (which may be a class action) or a derivative suit

Governor Brown signs flexible purpose and benefit corporation bills confusion to follow

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 11 2011

In an action that is likely to lead to concern, confusion and consternation, Governor Brown has signed not one, but two bills that will allow for the formation of corporations that combine profitability with public or other purposes

Human trafficking disclosure what do Smoot and Hawley have to do with it?

  • Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 23 2011

Last February, I wrote this post about SB 657, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010