GHJ Entertainment Partner Ilan Haimoff and Jason E. Squire, professor at USC School of Cinematic Arts and editor of The Movie Business Book Fourth Edition, are back for another episode of GHJ’s Movie Business Podcast Series. In this episode, Ilan and Jason interview Stephen Kovach of Vine Alternative Investments and discuss market volatility, deal risk and reward [...]

Originally published in the Los Angeles Business Journal. For those struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, the billions of dollars that both the federal and state governments provided to individuals and businesses has offered meaningful relief. The bad news is that in the rush to quickly get funding into the hands of those who needed it, even the most basic fraud p [...]

GHJ Entertainment Partner Ilan Haimoff welcomes Akin Gump Partner Chris Spicer and J.P. Morgan Managing Director Darian Singer for a special video edition of GHJ’s Entertainment Videocast Series. In this episode, guests discuss production challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19, bright spots of the pandemic and make their hot takes for 2022. Watch the [...]

Women’s History Month is a celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In honor of Women’s History Month, GHJ Partner and Food and Beverage Practice Leader Donald Snyder sat down with the “Queen of Vegan Cheese” Chef Miyoko Schinner, Founder and CEO of Miyoko’s Creamery, to discuss her journey to become a highly successful entr [...]

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the California Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) announced yesterday (March 17, 2021) that the deadline for individuals to file their 2020 tax returns has been extended from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. More formal guidance is expected from the IRS over the next few days, but here is what is known so far. The deadline is only pos [...]

Every quarter, GHJ Foundation (GHJ’s vehicle for proactive giving to the community) goes through a grant cycle to decide what organizations to provide grants to. Employees from GHJ volunteer their time to be part of the process. In its recent grant cycle, the GHJ Grant Committee prioritized organizations impacted by COVID-19 that focused on food insecurity, educationa [...]

Many U.S. tax preparers have marked March 15 on their calendars, which is the first major due date for the 2021 tax season. Domestic flow-through entities such as partnerships and S Corporations with a calendar year-end must file their 2020 income tax returns or extensions by March 15, 2021. From the U.S. international tax compliance perspective, most foreign reportin [...]

As the one-year anniversary of quarantining and remote working during COVID-19 comes to pass, one in four employees are still working remotely. In this new environment, people have had to come up with unique strategies to handle working remotely, entertaining and schooling kids from home and keeping their own mental health in check. GHJ employees are no different. Wh [...]

WHY IS IT A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER SELLING NOW? With the potential rise of capital gains tax rates on the horizon, owners considering an exit in the near future are advised to move with deliberate speed to prepare for a transaction, find and engage the right investment banking firm and execute before the end of 2021. In addition to these tax considerations, there is a [...]

GHJ Transaction Advisory Principal David Sutton sits down with Partner and Advisory Practice and Transaction Advisory Practice Leader Anant Patel to discuss merger and acquisition trends, 2021 outlook and the impact COVID-19 has had on the market. CURRENT STATE OF M&A MARKET DAVID SUTTON: Most would date the last M&A cycle commencement back to 2010/2011 with each [...]