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.

  • California Usury Laws
  • November 2009

  • Is a Country Club Membership a Security?

    December 2009

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

    January 2010

  • Real Estate Licensing for Merger and Acquisition Practitioners?

    February 2010

  • California's "Unauthorized Practice of Law" Trap

    March 2010

  • Application of the Internal Affairs Doctrine in California

    April 2010

  • Work for Hire Language Makes Independent Contractor an Employee

    May 2010

  • Contractual Waivers of Jury Trial in California

    June 2010

  • Attorney Fees Clause Gives Reciprocal Rights

    July 2010

  • The Artist's Right to a Percentage of the Resale of Fine Art
  • August 2010

  • Sales Tax Imposed on Asset Sale Transactions
    • September 2010
  • Not Knowing Where to Sue an Unlicensed Talent Agent Could Cost You $25 Million
    • October 2010
  • Post-Employment Noncompetition Clauses in CA Employment Agreements are Invalid
    • January 2011

  • Contractual Waivers of Jury Trial in California Part 2
    • February 2011

  • Level the Playing Field: An Examination of California's "Student Athletes' Right to Know Act"
    • March 2011

     
       
     
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