Long-form answers to the questions California business owners actually face.
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California LLC Formation Checklist
What to do before, during, and after forming your LLC.
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California LLC Operating Agreements
What §17701.10 requires, the provisions that decide every dispute, and the drafting choices that separate real operating agreements from templates.
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California Buy-Sell Agreements
Triggers, valuation, funding, transfer restrictions — and the drafting choices that decide whether the agreement holds up when someone tries to walk.
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Buying a Business in California
Asset vs. stock structure, due diligence framework, LOI traps, the definitive purchase agreement, reps and warranties, indemnification, earnouts, and the California-specific issues that catch first-time acquirers.
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Selling a Business in California
Pre-sale prep, valuation framework, NDA management, the LOI from the seller's seat, definitive-agreement push-back, working capital adjustments, and the §1202 / §338(h)(10) / §16601 framework for California sellers.
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California Independent Contractor Agreements
Drafting contractor agreements around California's ABC test and AB 5 — the provisions that support proper classification and survive a DLSE audit.
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California Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Trade-secret protection, employee NDAs after Edwards, and the drafting choices that hold up at injunction — instead of the agreements that are theater.
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California Employment Law for Employers
Classification, wage-and-hour, FEHA, leave, termination — and the documentation and policies that keep California employers out of claims.
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California Outside General Counsel
When in-house lawyering doesn't make sense — and how the Foundation, Partner, and Embedded tiers fit California businesses.
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