COVID-19 has had an impact on nearly every industry — some for better, many for worse. The food and beverage industry is an especially unique case study of how the pandemic has been beneficial for some but drastically detrimental to others. In this exclusive webinar from The California Club, GHJ Partner Donald Snyder and Managing Director David Horwich join a panel of [...]

Originally published in the Los Angeles Business Journal. Nonprofits were early advocates for building diversity within their organizations, but to really walk the walk, nonprofit boards must also make diversity a priority. The board of directors reflects the organization’s culture, and it makes sense for the board’s makeup to demonstrate the values of diversity, e [...]

The Movie Business Podcast Series with hosts Ilan Haimoff, partner at GHJ, and Jason E. Squire, professor at USC School of Cinematic Arts and editor of The Movie Business Book Fourth Edition, has on guest panelist Kevin Goetz, founder and CEO of Screen Engine/ASI LLC (one of the most influential market research companies in the entertainment industry). He has teste [...]

Managing a licensing office in a post-COVID-19 world presents unprecedented challenges. While there are numerous issues confronting licensing offices, there are several potential responses and strategies to help mitigate the damaging effects while still maximizing licensing revenue and interactions with licensees and business partners. Confronting the Issues The e [...]

COVID-19 has opened up the world of remote working and the number of remote workers has jumped in recent months. While state and local orders continue to require that certain employees work remotely or telecommute during the pandemic, employers may now see an increase from employees working remotely on an extended basis. This is due to the numerous benefits (such as r [...]

Originally published in HLB's Insights. Value creation in any business is rooted in growth. All other things being equal, higher-growth businesses enjoy greater transaction multiples (and, consequently, value) than do companies with lower growth rates. Growth in a business comes from five different sources: Expanding the product set offeredReaching more customers [...]

Over the past several months, as a direct consequence of stay-at-home orders and related business shutdowns, U.S. retailers and food industry players have been battling to ensure that food supply chains remain robust in the light of unprecedented demand shifts impacting both traditional grocery retailers and foodservice, as well as emerging ecommerce channels. Physica [...]

Originally published in the Los Angeles Business Journal A diverse workforce has numerous advantages, such as increased profitability, higher employee engagement and a boost to overall innovation. However, many companies may not know how to recruit a diverse workforce. This is where targeted hiring practices can help. To achieve diversity, companies must reduce t [...]

There are several new tax-related propositions that Californians should be aware of that will be on the ballot this November:Proposition 15 (property tax related) is related to periodic reassessment of commercial property to market value and has a significant impact to property holders over $3 million.Proposition 19 (property tax related) proposes a modification to th [...]

GHJ Partner Ilan Haimoff talks with Randy Hua, senior vice president of Bank of America’s Entertainment Industry Group and Christopher Spicer, partner and leader of the Entertainment and Media Practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Find out more about the legal and financing challenges production companies face during this public health crisis and what they c [...]