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Business & Corporate Law Section

The Business & Corporate Law Section specializes in serving business and corporate law attorneys. We address a wide range of issues involving business and corporate law that are of interest to both audiences.  Our members are served through CLEs and by access to the listserv where they can solicit information from other members. Any law student or lawyer with an interest in business and corporate law is welcome.

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  • Tristan E. Higgins, Co-Chair
    Sony Electronics Inc.
    16530 Via Esprillo
    San Diego, CA 92127
    Phone: (858) 942-4304
    tristan.higgins@am.sony.com

  • Michelle Jacko, Co-Chair
    Jacko Law Group, PC
    5920 Friars Rd., Ste. 208
    San Diego, CA 92108
    Phone: (619) 298-2880
    michelle.jacko@jackolg.com

  • Matthew Deen, Chair-Elect
    Kehr Law
    501 W. Broadway, Ste. 800
    San Diego, CA 92101
    Phone: (619) 400-4942
    matt@kerhlaw.com

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FINRA Stock Broker Expungement –A flawed system of unavoidable conflict between investor, broker, and broker-dealer

When an investor files a complaint against his or her stock broker and/or broker-dealer, the broker-dealer must disclose the allegations made in the complaint on the underlying stock broker’s Central Registration Depository (“CRD”) record.

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Employment Agreement Drafting Dos and Don’ts
By Abigail G. Stephenson

As a relatively recent law school graduate, learning what not to do is often as important as learning what to do. Employment agreements are wrought with potential for costly mistakes.

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Hiring Professional Workers from Canada and Mexico
By Ryan Alexeev


Most businesses are going to be faced with having to hire employees. For many small businesses, hiring an educated person from another country might seem time consuming, costly and out of their comfort zone. TN visas are one option to get around these fears.


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New California Entities for 2012
By Nikki Dell’Ara, SanDiegoBusinessLaw


California corporations desiring to promote social, environmental or public benefit purposes have historically had to choose between electing non-profit status, or subverting those ideals to the duty to maximize shareholder value. Effective January 1, 2012, California has two new for-profit corporation subtypes designed to permit the pursuit of both economic and social objectives. By shifting the focus of director and officer duties from maximizing shareholder value/profits to achieving the corporation’s stated purposes, these new entities provide some relief from the threat of shareholder lawsuits.

For more click here: July 2012 Bar Report

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