Mergers and acquisitions involve the consolidation of two or more businesses. Some examples of mergers include the purchase of assets, hostile takeovers and tender offers. Mergers and acquisitions can be used as a growth strategy for all businesses involved. The...
Business Transactions
The pluses and minuses of corporate restructuring
When a business is first established, it is planned and organized to be successful. However, over time, what it means to be successful can change. As a company expands, changes it overall purpose or deals with financial issues, it may require a restructuring. A...
Can you protect your company from the impact of wage and hour lawsuits?
Any employment dispute can put your business at risk. Not only can a lawsuit significantly damage your reputation among customers and prospective employees, but the cost of these disputes can also significantly impact your bottom line. Because of this, it is important...
What types of relief in a breach of contract claim?
Businesses in California produce many different types of products and provide many different services. In order to do these things and run their business though, they rely on customers and other businesses. When businesses interact with others they are usually...
What is the difference between a copyright and a trademark?
As a business owner or entrepreneur in California, you are likely in possession of intellectual property related to your work. Generally, IP refers to concepts, images or ideas. Some common examples of IP are inventions, song lyrics and logos. There are several legal...
California Law Significantly Expands’ Employer’s Obligation to Provide Employees with Sexual Harassment Training
For more than a decade prior to 2019, California law only obligated relatively large employers with fifty or more employees to provide sexual harassment training to just supervisory level employees. Beginning this year, California law dramatically expanded these...
2019 Revision of California Civil Code Section 1542
2019 Revision of California Civil Code Section 1542 Requires Updates to Releases and Separation Agreements When formally settling a legal claim with another party in California, the typical and preferred course of action is to obtain a release of all known and unknown...
Don’t Press Your Luck With Press Releases Regarding Pending Company Lawsuits
Because Southern California companies have enough to worry about what with employment lawsuits, traffic, and the ever-present possibility of a light sprinkle, it is crucial to avoid any mistakes that could expose your company to liability in the dissemination of a...
Constructing a Solid Defense:
Gets Full Defense Award in $2 Million Claim By Contractor Against Long Time Client Never walk off the job. That was the message that resonated through the tens of thousands of documents, months of...
What should I know when choosing a business partner?
A good business partnership can be the key to a thriving enterprise, which is why many business owners seek out the assistance of their associates. In the same token, choosing the wrong partner can also cause the downfall of your business. That's why it's important...