Congress is set to pass a bill containing extensions of many significant tax provisions, and the President is widely expected to sign PATH into law. Over the last several years, Congress had waited until year end or the beginning of the following year to extend many major provisions that had expired. This had often led to confusion and poor p [...]

On Nov. 12, GHJ held its annual Entertainment and Media Forum. As part of the event, I had the privilege of leading a panel discussion entitled “The Shake Up of New Media: A Seismic Shift in Content Consumption.” Panelists included: Lindsay Conner, a Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, where he is co-chair of the Entertainment & Media Practice and leader of [...]

The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate the end of another great year than to toast each other to good health with a great craft beer? I have been brewing the stuff for a year or so now, transforming grains into glorious amber-colored ales. Craft brewing is not only a great personal activity it seems to be making great waves in business as well [...]

On Dec.18, 2015, Congress passed and the President signed into law the PATH Act of 2015, which provides certain provisions with either permanent or temporary extensions. The domestic provisions of the PATH Act of 2015 were described in our last Tax Alert released on Dec. 18, 2015. This Tax Alert details two extensions that specifically [...]

A recent article in the trade publication Food Industry News highlighted the GHJ whitepaper Women in the Food and Beverage Industry, which focuses on women and their roles within the food and beverage industry as both leaders and consumers. The whitepaper was based on the annual survey of West Coast food and beverage executives. The Food Industry News article [...]

GHJ Entertainment and Media Forum was featured in the “L.A. Business Seen” section of the Los Angeles Business Journal, which highlighted our panel on the future of multi-channel networks, content production and advertising. Leading the discussion and appearing in the photo (from left to right) are Peter Klass, senior manager at GHJ; Lindsay Conner, partner a [...]

In the middle of this unusually seasonable California winter, a little heat might be welcome. But we would probably prefer that it come from somewhere besides the California Attorney General. As of Jan. 1, 2016, the AG’s Office finalized amendments to regulations that clarify the specific actions they can undertake in enforcing the state’s charitable regulations. The [...]

For the last four years, I have been involved with the voting tabulation process for the Ovation Awards. Organized by L.A. Stage Alliance, the Ovation Awards are a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They differ from other theatre awards by being 100 percent peer judged by active, local theatre professionals. Each year the Ovation [...]

As part of the GHJ 2015 Food and Beverage Conference at the end of last year, a panel of industry experts discussed the role of women in the industry. I had the privilege of moderating a discussion with three top industry players: Ramona Cappello (founder of Sun Harvest Salt LLC), Ellen Chen (co-founder of Mendocino Farms) and Bill Shen (director of Encore Consumer Ca [...]

GHJ’s first Nonprofit Workshop of 2016 was held on Jan. 26, 2016 and focused on succession planning. The workshop featured insights on successful and results-oriented succession planning practices from our speaker Amy Hirsh Robinson, principal, Interchange Group. Below are the materials handed out at the event. Agenda Presentation Slides Handouts: Press Rele [...]