Things just got a bit easier for people who want to register a business in California. There are new regulations to help in the selection of names for a business entity. Choosing a business entity is difficult enough as it…

It was a long time coming, but now that the 90-day delay period is in play to forestall foreclosures, California homeowners may see light at the end of the tunnel. June was a busy month in the offices the governor…

Non-competition agreements are tough to enforce in California. Let’s take a quick look at a major case that deals with non-competition agreements in the employment area. CPA Ray Edwards (Edwards), a tax manager, was hired by a Los Angeles accounting…

Non disclosure agreements are essential to keep the lid on confidential information you don’t want shared with others. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) ideally are the most potent when the parties who are contemplating a potential business relationship agree in advance to…

Choosing and forming a business entity is not an easy matter, and when more up-to-date information is published in this area, it’s an invaluable guideline for business lawyers. “Within a few weeks, the 2009 edition of Selecting and Forming Business…

2009 promises to be a year of reaching out to smaller business law firms and solo practitioners for Los Angeles business attorney Alan Insul in his new position for the Business Law News. Being creative and thinking beyond the usual…

Before going into business with a partner, make sure a lawyer drafts up a buy-sell agreement that covers what will happen in the event of death, disability, “disillusionment” and the transfer of the interest in the business at retirement. Just…

Foreclosing on a mixed collateral loan is not as tough as one might think, not with the law on your side. So in late in 1996, “The Bank of Real Estate” made you a real estate loan to go buy…