As 2019 comes to a close, we take time to reflect on the changes of 2019. It was a remarkable year, full of many changes that will have impacts in the immediate and distant future. How these changes affect the legal landscape will take time to sort out. It was certainly a fun and exciting […]
Today, we continue our look at the litigation process and examine the use of experts in litigation. In business and real estate, the use of experts is routine. Whether it is valuation experts related to a business dispute or a surveyor in a boundary line or easement dispute. As always, if you have any questions […]
The Christmas Holiday Season is a time of lights and music, friendship and worship, and the opportunity for family and friends to make new memories together. Today, Steve Beede will share two of Northern California’s unique Holiday adventures which you may just want to experience for yourself. As always, if you have any questions about […]
By Steve Beede and Keith Dunnagan In determining the Value of a business, the Buyer and Seller face an inherent conflict: the Seller wants to get highest possible value and not walk away from profit, while the Buyer wants to pay the lowest possible price and have room to grow the business and make a […]
In our last Article of this series on Buying and Selling a Business, we covered the Buyer’s preliminary considerations when deciding whether to buy an existing business or start from scratch. Today we cover the Seller’s preliminary considerations. As always, if you have any questions about your real estate, business, estate planning, or any other […]
In the previous post of this Series, we wrapped up looking security agreements and the primary remedies afforded by the various security agreements and we left off with guarantees. In this installment we will look at guarantees. Guarantees will either be personal or corporate guarantees and this deals only with whether the guarantor is an […]
Many people do not realize that our transaction practice at BPE Law includes advising and representing our clients in the purchase and sale of a business. Today we start a new Series on this important topic beginning with the all-important preliminary questions that all Buyers and Sellers must consider. As always, if you have any […]
As covered in my previous Articles on Easements, an easement, “is the right to use the land of another owner (or the right to prevent another property owner from using his or her land) for a special purpose.” It is not an ownership interest in land but, rather, a non-possessory interest in the land of […]
Today, BPE Law Senior Attorney and Co-Manager, Keith Dunnagan, continues his multi-part series on obtaining and using Commercial Financing. BPE’s Transactional Business practice has been growing rapidly. As always, if you have any questions about your business, real estate, estate planning, or any other legal issue, please let us know by e-mailing me at sjbeede@bpelaw.com. […]
By BPE Law Attorney Elizabeth Arias Governor Brown signed several new laws this year impacting California employers, some of which have already gone into effect and others that will be effective or operative in 2017 or later. Following is a summary of five new laws affecting California employers. (1) Minimum Wage Increase As of January […]
