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New Corporate Transparency Act Financial Crimes Enforcement

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was enacted by the U.S. Bureau Department of Treasury to address growing concerns about the use of shell companies and other opaque ownership structures to facilitate financial crimes like money laundering, tax evasion, and terrorist financing. By making beneficial ownership information…

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New California Employment Laws in 2023 That You Need to Know About

Each year brings new changes to the laws governing the relationship between California businesses and their employees. And 2023 has certainly been an active year on that front. There are a number of new laws–and changes to existing laws–that all employers need to be aware of.  If you have specific…

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Understanding the California Broad Pay Transparency Law

Senate Bill No. 1162 (SB 1162) was an act to amend Section 12999 of the California Government Code and Section 432.3 of the California Labor Code relating to employment. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law this past September, which is effective January 1, 2023. Anybody needing help complying…

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Tokenization of Real Estate Property (Commercial and Residential)

Tokenization is the process in which you replace sensitive data such as a credit card number with a non-sensitive equivalent known as a token, and real estate tokenization refers to creating tokens on the blockchain and assigning them to real estate properties that already exist or are currently under construction.…

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What do I do if I have a Data Security Breach?

Data breaches continue to make the news as more individuals have their personal information exposed to hackers. The hackers can then set up credit cards in a customer’s name, apply for government benefits, and potentially expose them to legal action. Companies traditionally have a duty of care to ensure the…

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COVID-19 and Civil Litigation: What’s Changed With Our California Superior Courts

The coronavirus pandemic changed every aspect of life in California. Though the health crisis has improved, the long-term effects of COVID continue to affect us in many different ways. One of the big problems facing the legal profession is access to the state court system. Emergency procedures shut the courts…

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How Should Employers Deal with the California Labor Commissioner?

Hearing the phrase, “a complaint filed against you is being investigated by the California Labor Commissioner” may sound intimidating – and for good reason. Any employer should take investigations conducted by the Labor Commissioner seriously. If you are an employer who is being investigated by the Division of Labor Standards…

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Direct Listings vs. Initial Public Offerings (IPOs): What’s the Right for Your Company?

An ever-increasing number of startups and companies in California are opting for direct listings as an alternative to going public through an initial public offering (IPO). If you ask any business owner in California, “What is the hardest part of launching and running a company?” you will probably hear, “Raising…

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Amends Its Rules Affecting Investors

After the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended its “accredited investor” definition in August 2020, it amended its rules once again in November of the same year. In its latest rule amendments, the SEC increased the annual caps on equity crowdfunding and raised the maximum offering amounts for Reg A+…

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Raising Capital Using Regulation CF

New technologies have drastically changed the ways in which new startups raise capital. Securities laws and regulations are adapting to these changes to ensure that investors are still protected under federal securities laws when investing via new technologies. Regulation CF (aka Title III of JOBS Act) is a relatively recent…

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