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The Value of Keeping Corporate Minutes

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Many corporate clients ask why they should spend the time and money to maintain corporate minutes. This is especially common in small or family-run operations. Other corporate clients don’t even bother asking the question, they just don’t do it. When I am asked why they should go through the time and expense of preparing minutes …Read more

5 Key Agreements Every CEO Should Review With an Attorney

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From one vantage point, a business is only a business when it has “agreements” in place that govern its relationships with other parties: agreements with clients to deliver goods or services in exchange for compensation agreements with vendors to pay for products and services agreements with employees, financiers, landlords, insurers, etc. You get the idea. …Read more

Succession Planning for Your California Family Business

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First and second-generation family business owners spend an inordinate amount of time focused on building and preserving their family legacy. This is an enormous amount of work. For starters, it means not only growing the business and making it successful, but also positioning it for the unique and frequently delicate type of transition that takes …Read more

Why Protect Your Software With the Power of Copyright Law

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An enormous amount of any software company’s value is tied up in its intellectual property. One way to protect your software – the key asset of your company – is to seek copyright protection through the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. A copyright is automatically created upon the completion of an original work of authorship that …Read more

A Bankruptcy Trustee has contacted you demanding repayment of a preference – now what?

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If a customer of your business has entered bankruptcy proceedings, and you have obtained payment from that organization recently, you may receive a letter demanding “repayment of a preference” or “repayment of an unfair preference.” This article aims to shed light on this issue and help you understand your options. Often when a business gets …Read more