Running a successful business can bring about admiration and jealousy from outside parties and other companies. Though you may do your best to ensure that your company follows California business regulations and conducts all operations in good faith, it may not...
When you need legal assistance, you do not want to ask just anyone for advice. You undoubtedly want a professional legal advocate who has the knowledge, education and experience to handle your case. Because choosing an attorney is an important step to take in any...
Having a business partner is an important part of operating a company for many California entrepreneurs. You likely started your business venture with your chosen partner because you believed that you could achieve professional success together. At first, everything...
A word of caution to litigants who retain a public relations (“PR”) firm to spin the media narrative in their favor: your communications likely are not privileged under California law. Here are two tips litigants should consider when working with a PR firm. What is...
Running a successful California company means that you have a lot of responsibility. In many cases, you may need to delegate certain duties to others in efforts to ensure that you complete everything correctly and as necessary. As a result, when the business had a...
Most attorneys care about their clients and diligently pursue their matters. Unfortunately, even careful attorneys sometimes make mistakes that have devastating consequences. There are also dishonest lawyers who prey on clients by overbilling them and then demanding...
Running a large corporation is not easy to do. Because so many responsibilities exist, most corporations have a board of directors to ensure that everything runs as it is supposed to while shareholders receive updates. As the CEO of a successful company, you...
Lawyers have to go through intensive graduate schooling and also pass the daunting bar exam in order to legally practice law in California. Those who hire attorneys expect that the combination of education and experience the attorney has accumulated over their...
Business and Professions Code section 16600 contains a short and simple prohibition on covenants not to compete, providing "every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is to that extent void."...
When people work together in a business setting, they are expected to always act in the best interests others. Often, employees, partners and shareholders are contractually obliged to do this. Acting in one's self-interest or in a way that is against the best...
