With significant pressure to deliver for investors, valuable resources at stake, and increasing pressure to move quickly, oftentimes there is little time to analyze and negotiate when entering into a collaboration agreement. On this episode, San Diego corporate and securities attorney, Sarah Hibbard, highlights how understanding some key factors and recognizing some common pitfalls of collaboration agreements may have long-term value.

This week Bardia Moayedi, a corporate and securities partner with a focus on representing startups and venture capital firms, discusses when a company should consider seeking approval from the Board of Directors and why. He highlights 10 specific circumstances when Board approval may be necessary.

On this episode of CalCurrent, Phoenix executive compensation partner, Greg Gautam, covers five common pitfalls private companies and startup companies should watch out for when structuring their equity compensation programs. Join Greg as he identifies common mistakes and offers tips on how to best avoid these common pitfalls when structuring equity incentive programs.

After 40 years in the background, there are proposals for changing existing environmental justice laws on both the California state and federal levels. On this episode, environmental partner Sean Sherlock discusses how these changes may affect new development projects and existing businesses, and how businesses can anticipate and address environmental justice concerns raised about their projects and operations.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are facing an increased amount of Cal/OSHA regulations and inspections. On this episode of CalCurrent, OSHA attorney Kevin Brown outlines key considerations all employers should know when facing a Cal/OSHA or OSHA investigation.

On this episode of CalCurrent, intellectual property attorney Michele Washington discusses the Budapest Treaty and how it is utilized in the United States to satisfy the enable requirement in certain life science patent applications.

On this episode of CalCurrent, corporate attorney Katherine Annuschat McCaig covers six crucial considerations when deciding to sell your company and how to help ensure you get the best value for your business.

In reaction to recent protests and social unrest across the country related to the treatment of Blacks and other ethnic and racial minority groups, we have seen businesses put a strong focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. While some businesses have been working on these issues for years, others have only recently created programs looking at these issues. On this episode, labor and employment partner Marian Zapata-Rossa discusses the advantages of a diverse workforce, the potential legal pitfalls of a poorly executed DEI program, and the changing landscape of diversity, equity and inclusion in the 2021 workplace

In 1863, the Federal False Claims Act, sometimes called the Lincoln Law, was enacted to help fight fraud that was being committed against the Union army during the Civil War. Over 150 years later, this Act is arguably still the federal government’s most important enforcement tool--especially in light of its authorization of trillions of stimulus dollars in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week on CalCurrent, join civil litigator Amy Sorenson as she provides an overview of the Federal False Claims Act and highlights its continued importance today.

Join estate planning partner Steffi Hafen has she outlines the tax implications to consider if you are immigrating to the U.S. or are a citizen of multiple countries or have multi-country residency. On this episode, Steffi discusses how immigration status can affect the application of different tax regimes, including the U.S. income tax and U.S. transfer tax system, what the standards are for U.S. status that could subject you to different tax rules and the different types of pre-immigration planning you may want to consider.