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3 days ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Tina Castro and Lisa Richter run Avivar Capital, a registered investment adviser that works with institutional, public and private clients on developing and managing impact investing strategies, portfolios and funds. After getting to know each other professionally, the duo joined forces by merging their previous firms in 2015 and launching Avivar Capital in North Hollywood, which now has $514 million in assets under management.
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3 days ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Longtime publicist Pristina Alford this spring branched off and launched her own agency, where she aims to set “a new standard” for brand strategy and elevation. Alford & Co. Public Relations is starting off as a remote operation with the hope of setting up shop in Hollywood and also the East Coast. Alford said her long-term goal is to foster a healthy professional space to offer her employees the opportunities, mentorship and support she lacked in her own career.
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3 days ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Advertising agency Saylor is keeping up its rapid expansion with the hiring of a new creative head and naming of a team of creative directors to report to her. The Echo Park-based agency brought in Nicole Stetter as head of creative, as well as the two of the new directors – Doriean Stevenson and Dominique Vitali. Michael Meehan, who joined the company a year ago, is newly assigned to Stetter’s team.
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3 days ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Attorneys Michael Holtz and Jordan Matthews, who previously collaborated to fight Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn based on claims of sexual assault, have made their partnership formal with a new law firm. The pair formed Century City-based Holtz Matthews, a plaintiff’s litigation firm that will focus on high-profile sexual assault and harassment cases.
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3 days ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
CHAOS Industries, a Hawthorne-based intelligence and security technology startup, announced in early May that it raised $275 million in series C funding. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates and Accel, with additional participation by Overmatch Ventures, StepStone Group, Valor Equity Partners and Tru Arrow Partners.
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1 week ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Los Angeles County craft breweries in April had a strong showing at the Brewers Cup of California, with the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild winning back-to-back Guild of the Year awards. Multiple breweries took home several awards, punctuated by downtown-based Arts District Brewing Co. taking home three golds – one for Norm in American-style stouts/black ales, another for Kindling in smoke beers and the third for The Lush in Vienna-style lagers.
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1 week ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Melanie Ronen is chair of the employment practice at Philadelphia-based Stradley Ronon, which opened an office in Long Beach last year with a 10-attorney team that included Ronen. Her practice involves working with employers to ensure compliance with employment law and identifying potential exposure risks for them. Additionally, Ronen also assists companies in the creation of their employee manuals, company policies and handling mergers and acquisitions.
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1 week ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Melvin Felton is a labor and employment partner at downtown-based Sanders Roberts, where he has practiced since 2018. Felton’s practice involves representing corporations and entrepreneurs in business litigation, as well as advisement, mediation and arbitration. He has recovered more than $10 million for clients through trials and settlements. Outside of the firm, Felton lends his expertise to networking and education. He remains involved with the John M.
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1 week ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Modern Wealth Management, a registered investment advisory firm, has added a Calabasas-based wealth management company to its growing list of acquisitions. As Modern Wealth’s 15th add-on, Planned Asset Management, an independent advisory firm focused on financial planning and investment management, brings with it more than $350 million in assets under management. This, along with a 16th purchase last week, carries the firm’s total to more than $7.5 billion.
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1 week ago | 
labusinessjournal.com | Zane Hill
Corinne Spencer has dedicated two portions of her career at Encino-based Pearlman, Brown & Wax: first as a law clerk and then associate in 2012 and then returning in 2019. In the interim, Spencer worked as counsel for downtown-based Big Law empire Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith. Back at PBW, she chairs the firm’s labor and employment group, working with employers in compliance, risk assessment and litigation issues.
