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October Jurisdictional Updates Florida – House Bill 1523 (Senate Bill 1378) signed by the governor June 7 and effective October 1 creates the Combating Corporate Espionage Act by amending current definitions and crimes relating to trade secret theft under existing
Article 9 and Lien-Related Legislation California: SB 572, which would allow the Labor Commission to create a lien on real property as an alternative to a judgment lien for amounts due from cited parties, passed the House as amended on
Rhode Island – Update on Legislative Changes Affecting Business Entities The Secretary of State posted an update on legislative changes that affect business entities. House Bill 5984A/Senate Bill 789A established a single annual report filing period that aligns with the
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings are complicated and contain a plethora of nuances that can cause frustration for even the most experienced legal professionals. Subtle errors when filing can lead to unperfected security interests, posing tremendous risk to the clients
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filing, searching and monitoring can be complicated between debtor name variation, search logic differences, and various filing procedures. But filing, searching and monitoring properly can ensure your security interests remain perfected. Getting and staying organized, paying
Arizona – Senate Bill 1230 (Chapter 309) signed by the governor May 3 and effective 91 days after adjournment (projected as May 28) revises the Limited Liability Act relating to operating agreements, disassociation of a person from the LLC and
Nevada and Delaware are among the most popular destinations for businesses choosing to incorporate outside their home state. In this webinar, we’ll highlight some meaningful differences between Nevada and Delaware corporate law and demonstrate how Nevada is not the “Delaware of
Nevada legislators voted in the state’s 81st legislative session to expand the scope of permitted forum selection clauses in a corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, which could have the result of permitting a corporation’s articles or bylaws to require
Wyoming lawmakers approved a DAO Supplement to the state’s LLC Act during the 2021 session authorizing and providing a business structure to decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), the first such law in the nation. The new law, effective as of July
The Virginia Assembly amended the state’s business laws during the 2021 session to align alternative entity filings with comparable filings for stock corporations. The changes came in the wake of a comprehensive update of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act during