by R. Shawn McBride | Oct 1, 2018 | California Law Update
California will now require publicly traded companies headquartered in California to place women on their board. While I am a big supporter of women in business I think legislating quotas of how many women should be on a board is a bad move. There are very strong...
by R. Shawn McBride | Jan 7, 2017 | California Law Update, LLC, Texas Law Update, Uncategorized
So you are moving from California to Texas? What about existing business? In our experience, may people move their legal entity as part of a relocation. They just don’t want to be dealing with the old state any more. Existing Contracts. Obviously, the first issue is...
by R. Shawn McBride | Dec 17, 2016 | California Law Update, Texas Law Update, Uncategorized
What does it look like to change States of Formation? Changing your state of formation can be a lot less painful than it used to be. Don’t worry – we’ll dive into some of the legal terms you are about to read in detail later in this blog. Conversion. In many cases a...
by R. Shawn McBride | Dec 10, 2016 | California Law Update, Texas Law Update, Uncategorized
So if you are considering moving your company from California to Texas, how is it done? Like most things it will probably be easier if broken down into steps. Step 1 – Where are you Legally Formed? The first step is to assess where things stand currently. Many...
by R. Shawn McBride | Dec 3, 2016 | Business Management, California Law Update, Texas Law Update, Uncategorized
Numerous articles in the popular press have shown the demographic shifts and that a lot of people are moving from California to Texas.[1] Naturally some of the people moving into Texas are going to be business owners. While we don’t have the hard statistics, our...
by Staff of the Firm | Jul 21, 2016 | Business Management, California Law Update, New York Law Update, Texas Law Update, Uncategorized
Texas. In Texas, as in many other states, a covenant not to compete is enforceable if: (i) it is ancillary to or part of an otherwise enforceable agreement at the time the agreement is made; (ii) it is reasonable as to time, geographic area, and scope of activity to...
