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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Harry Galstian

Founder & CEO

Direct Tax Relief

The IRS Won’t Stop Threatening Me!

Marina Lang

Partner

SoCal IP Law Group LLP

Brands Without Borders

Zachary M. Turke

Partner

Sheppard Mullin

Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance

William Mark Levinson

Partner, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, Capital Markets Finance, Real Estate

Thompson Coburn LLP

Let’s Get Together

Peter K. Rosen

Partner

Latham & Watkins LLP

Protecting Against the Very Real Costs of Virtual Attacks

Russell F. Sauer, Jr.

Partner

Latham & Watkins LLP

Game Plan Options

Lisbeth Savill

Partner

Latham & Watkins

The Winds of European Change Blow in Hollywood

Steven C. Sereboff, Esq.

Partner

SoCal IP Law Group LLP

Intellectual Property Fundamentals for Startup Investments

Bob Steinberg

Partner

Latham & Watkins LLP

Protecting Against the Very Real Costs of Virtual Attacks

W. Alex Voxman

Partner

Latham & Watkins LLP

The JOBS Act’s Net Positive

Articles

Two Legal Eagles Discuss Representing Professional Athletes

An in-depth conversation about what it means to represent star players on the field, court, or arena

By Stacy D. Phillips | Blank Rome LLP

Maximizing Your Philanthropic Impact

Create the structure needed to transform and execute your vision and legacy

By Brian Werdesheim | The Summa Group | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Private Investments in Legal Cannabis Businesses

Is it finally safe to invest in cannabis?

By Sander C. Zagzebski | Greenspoon Marder LLP

2 Vital Tips for Effective Enterprise Risk Management

Starting in the middle of the process with a self-sustaining ERM light program

By Lars Rathje | Lockton Insurance Brokers, LLC

Demystifying the World of Wealth Management Through Values and Client Advocacy

You've sold your business. Now what?

By Brian Werdesheim | The Summa Group | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Why the Fuss About ICOs and Crypto Tokens?

Sander C. Zagzebski, partner at Greenspoon Marder LLP, gives his thoughts on entrepreneurs and investors in...

By Sander C. Zagzebski | Greenspoon Marder LLP

What Brand and Design Can Do for Investment Managers

Charlie Ittner of the Darien Group examines the rise and recreation of brand and design at Accenture,...

By Charlie Ittner | Darien Group

Charles S. Cohen Goes From Real Estate to Design, Film to Wine

Fueled by compassion and armed with curiosity, Charles S. Cohen has been driven to succeed on both coasts...

By Allison Dean

Kelly Perdew: Launching Moonshots, One Investment at a Time

The Moonshots Capital co-founder and managing general partner is building on a lifetime of experiences as an...

By Allison Dean

Kobe Bryant and Jeff Stibel are Changing the Playing Field

The NBA legend and serial entrepreneur have joined forces to lead a $100M investment fund focused on...

By Jason Dean

Brands Without Borders

Marina Lang discusses how can companies doing business globally protect their most important asset–their...

By Marina Lang | SoCal IP Law Group LLP

Philanthropy

Greg Boyle: Hubris to Humility

Greg Boyle founded Homeboy Industries 30 years ago to help those that nobody else was interested in helping...

By Allana Baroni

Kay Buck: The Modern-Day Abolitionist

Kay Buck has turned a lifelong passion into a fight for a noble cause, helping thousands of human trafficking...

By Jessica Ferguson

Investing

Doing Well By Doing Good

Michael Packman, Principal of Keystone National Properties, analyzes the benefits of conservation easements...

By Michael Packman | Keystone National Properties

Commercial Banking

Making a Difference by Aligning Your Career with Philanthropic Endeavors

Jim Freedman of Intrepid Investment Bankers explains how he is on the front lines of Health Care, M&A, and...

By Jim Freedman | Intrepid Investment Bankers

Human Resources

On Diversity and Inclusion

Danone Simpson, President & CEO of Montage Insurance Solutions, explains how women-owned businesses are...

By Danone Simpson | Montage Insurance Solutions

Family Law

Philanthropy and Social Impact

Stacy D. Phillips of Blank Rome LLP shows us how to empower and impact people's lives through different ways...

By Stacy D. Phillips | Blank Rome LLP

Investing

Doing Well By Doing Good

Brian A. Sidman, Principal of Keystone National Properties, analyzes the benefits of conservation easements...

By Brian A. Sidman | Keystone National Properties

Commercial Banking

Making a Difference by Aligning Your Career with Philanthropic Endeavors

Jonathan Bluth of Intrepid Investment Bankers explains how he is on the front lines of Health Care, M&A, and...

By Jonathan Bluth | Intrepid Investment Bankers

Selema Masekela: A CSQ&A With the VICE Host and Action Sports Icon

Selema Masekela introduced the general public to action sports and now he’s using sports as an entry point...

By Neftalie Williams

Walter O’Brien: Inspiring Genius Around the Globe

One of the world’s smartest people, Walter O’Brien, who has spent his life solving problems and saving...

By Matthew Seukunian

Commercial Banking

Deal Execution is a Team Sport

What every business owner needs to know about preparing for an executing an M&A transaction

By Brian Levin | Intrepid Investment Bankers

Commercial Banking

Deal Execution is a Team Sport

What every business owner needs to know about preparing for and executing an M&A transaction

By Jim Freedman | Intrepid Investment Bankers

Mergers & Acquisitions

Let’s Get Together

Weighing the variables involved in M&A deals – from lawyers to investment bankers, tax considerations, and...

By William Mark Levinson | Thompson Coburn LLP

Corporate Law

My Company Needs Funding. What Do I Do?

An overview of investment offerings for a business once it has reached critical mass and needs funding to...

By William Mark Levinson | Thompson Coburn LLP

Auditing

A Celebration of Innovation

An examination of Los Angeles’ fastest growing companies and their effect on the region

By T'Shaka Lee | Deloitte & Touche LLP

Corporate Law

Picking the Right Legal Horse

Questions to ask yourself when hiring an attorney

By William Mark Levinson | Thompson Coburn LLP

Tenant Representation

The Failed Evolution of an Industry

How changing the way the game is played can revolutionize commercial real estate

By Jason Hughes | Hughes Marino, Inc.

Required Reading

Required Reading: Titles For Our Times

A leading essayist pens a letter to his son; a doctor writes about the cancer that killed him; a personal...

By CSQ Staff

Andy Bales: Reverend Bales to the Rescue

Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood is a humanitarian crisis that the leader of the Union Rescue Mission is...

By Jeremy Rosenberg

Commercial Banking

The Social Consciousness of Branded Consumer Companies

Consumer companies are redefining what it means to be successful

By Marvin Padilla | Intrepid Investment Bankers

Corporate Benefits

Servicing the Heart, Soul and Spirit of the Company

Moving beyond the “why” and “how” of business processes and policies will greatly affect morale...

By Danone Simpson | Montage Insurance Solutions

Family Law

Effecting Change One Life at a Time

Looking beyond your company’s bottom line and examining its communal impact is not just important, it is...

By Stacy D. Phillips | Blank Rome LLP

Commercial Banking

The Social Consciousness of Branded Consumer Companies

Consumer companies are redefining what it means to be successful

By Jim Freedman | Intrepid Investment Bankers

New & Noteworthy

Kobe Bryant & Jeff Stibel: Launch $100 Million Venture Fund

The future NBA Hall of Famer and his newest teammate announce their plans to invest in media, technology, and...

By Matthew Seukunian

Management Consulting

The Digital State of Media and Entertainment

Titanic shifts in how content is distributed and consumed are redefining landscapes around the world

By Andy Popov | Avasant

Family Law

Protecting Your Family Matters

Important nuances in high net worth divorces

By Stacy D. Phillips | Blank Rome LLP

Management Consulting

Harnessing the Opportunities of Digital Transformation

Organizations need the right strategy and solutions to drive revenue growth through digital technology

By Kevin S. Parikh, Esq. | Avasant

Private Banking

Technology Is Disrupting Many Industries

Wealth Management May Be Next

By Bruce Munster | Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group

Litigation

Cyber Security Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

Tips for conducting a robust and meaningful process

By Jennifer Archie | Latham & Watkins LLP

NextGen10: Innovation & Technology [2015]

What’s new with previous Innovation & Technology NextGen 10 honorees? CSQ checked in with some who have...

By CSQ Staff

Lists

The 2015 Philanthropy 100

Our 3rd annual list of 100 regional philanthropies you should know

By CSQ Staff

Nonprofit

What About Donor Restrictions?

Recently an issue arose in the nonprofit world where a well known Midwest museum had long ago received a...

By Thomas J. Schulte | Armanino, LLP

Private Banking

Finding and Keeping Your Balance

There is a seemingly endless amount of information related to managing substantial wealth ideas—claims,...

By Michael Pagano | City National Bank

Corporate Benefits

Building a Culture of Leadership

Internal Branding in Harmony; Adding Value to Others Developing a brand takes understanding of what makes the...

By Danone Simpson | Montage Insurance Solutions

Family Law

Introducing the Phillips Lerner Adopt-A-Center Program

More than 30 years ago, I chose the complex area of family law because it provided me the opportunity to do...

By Stacy D. Phillips | Blank Rome LLP

Exhibits and Performances

Of Note: Broadening the Local Arts Landscape

After much anticipation, one of the most impressive contemporary private art collections has gone public. The...

By CSQ Staff

Required Reading

Going for the Gold

Sports and entertainment, while they overlap, cast a wide swath across society. Whether earning a medal or a...

By CSQ Staff

Entertainment

Business Rockstars: Expanding the Brand by Growing the “Band”

Business Rockstars’ Steve Lehman and Ken Rutkowski have doubled down on their thriving concept by adding...

By Andrea Zarczynski

NextGen10: Sports & Entertainment [2015]

Every season represents a transition in sports, entertainment – and life. In the summer, the NBA and NHL...

By CSQ Staff

Entertainment

The Winds of European Change Blow in Hollywood

Hollywood may still be the biggest global producer of English language content, but increasingly consumers of...

By Lisbeth Savill | Latham & Watkins

Entertainment

The Winds of European Change Blow in Hollywood

European Commission announces a digital single market strategy for Europe

By Joseph Calabrese | Latham & Watkins LLP

Real Estate

One Investment for All Ages

Real estate can be one of the most complicated investment tools you choose to engage in your lifetime. Or you...

By James Engel | JV Property & Brokerage, Inc.

Commercial Banking

Initial Public Offerings

The goal of this article is ambitious because a definitive decision-rule does not exist. Each company’s...

By Jeffrey R. Knakal | GROWTH PARTNERS

Corporate Accounting

Estate Planning for High Net Worth Individuals

Debugging the myths and phobias of estate planning

By Scott M. Sachs, CPA | CohnReznick, LLP

The Financial Disruptors

The financial sector, tied as it is to unpredictable markets, is always in flux. Meet three entrepreneurs who...

By Ben Bloch

Sandy Sigal: On Scaling Business – and a Mountain

At the tender age of eight, Sanford D. “Sandy” Sigal was already on the fast track. However, it was...

By Allison Dean

Domestic

Welcome (Back) to Boomtown

Las Vegas has been a dazzling escape for grown-ups since its inception. However, it has been through many...

By Elyse Glickman

Commercial Banking

Fifty Shades of Capital

Searching for the right capital provider, in many ways, is like searching for a perfect mate. It can be...

By Jonathan Zucker | Intrepid Investment Bankers

Commercial Banking

Fifty Shades of Capital

Finding the right financing partner

By Jim Freedman | Intrepid Investment Bankers

Cigars, Scotch, and Spirits

Consummate Connoisseur: Spirits of California

California has long been home to some of the nation’s best craft breweries including Sierra Nevada, Stone,...

By Jason Carignan

Legal

Protecting Against the Very Real Costs of Virtual Attacks

The virtual threat is real

By Peter K. Rosen | Latham & Watkins LLP

Corporate Accounting

Achieving Your Multiple

10 key drivers to boost enterprise value prior to a funding round or liquidity event

By Scott M. Sachs, CPA | CohnReznick, LLP

Opinion

The Virtual Reality of Los Angeles

Los Angeles looks almost nothing like I remember it. I’ve been in this city for a long time now. I consider...

By Howard Marks | StartEngine

Legal

Protecting Against the Very Real Costs of Virtual Attacks

The virtual threat is real

By Bob Steinberg | Latham & Watkins LLP

Doing Good, and Doing It Right

Aristotle once said, “To give away money is an easy matter and in any man’s power. But to decide to whom...

By Marc Pollick

Commercial Banking

Managing to Maximize Value

Value Maximization pertains to managerial decisions and actions that are not necessarily event-based, but...

By Jeffrey R. Knakal | GROWTH PARTNERS

Entertainment

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley: A CSQ&A with the KISS Legends

Forty years is a long time for any partnership to survive, but in the music industry, when you think about...

By CSQ Staff

Commercial Banking

Optimizing a Liquidity Event

Remember, each owner’s assessment of risk and reward is relative, and there will always be buyers that will...

By Jeffrey R. Knakal | GROWTH PARTNERS

Legal

Game Plan Options

Ten football lessons for cost-effectively winning a legal Super Bowl

By Russell F. Sauer, Jr. | Latham & Watkins LLP

Legal

So Your Employer Is Being Acquired?

Important tips for navigating the treacherous legal waters of current and future ownership

By Lawrence M. Braun | Sheppard Mullin

International

Macau: The Golden Door to the East…and Beyond

The dice have been rolled, and the game is on. In 1974, Roger Moore’s James Bond put Macau on the map for...

By Elyse Glickman

Finance

Cash Flow: From Paper to Plastic

For roughly 900 years, paper money has been the staple of global commerce. Prior to that, shells, beads,...

By CSQ Staff

The Past, Present, and Future of Los Angeles

From trains to planes to Hyperloop, the City of Angels has long been a prime destination for innovation

By Howard Marks | StartEngine

Technology

Gary Michelson: A Beautiful Mind

Gary Michelson revolutionized spinal surgery, won a David v. Goliath legal battle worth $1.35 billion, and...

By Yoji Cole

Intellectual Property

Simplifying the Technology Licensing Process

Careful planning and precise focus make technology licensing less complex and overwhelming

By David Blood | Dentons

Intellectual Property

Startup Weekend

Examining the growing impact of the startup culture – and startup events – is having on the Southern...

By Steven C. Sereboff, Esq. | SoCal IP Law Group LLP

The Shifting Landscape of Publicity Rights

Advances in technology are opening legal doors that need to be walked through gingerly

By David Blood | Dentons

Advisory

Seizing Opportunity and Converting to a Roth IRA

Converting your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transfer wealth

By Andrew Levinson | gishSEIDEN LLP

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