As published in the Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter sought out Nick Iezza's views on the past Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Relativity Media, and the prospects of future bankruptcy filings by the company. Please click on the links above to view the article on the...
When a married couple goes to the escrow office to sign the documents to their new home, they are thinking about many things. Their minds are swirling with thoughts of the mortgage payment, furniture placement, the moving company, landscaping, area schools, etc. The last thing...
The industry standard Collection Advisor has named Lisa Spiwak among their 25 most influential women in collections! (Collection Advisor, September/October 2016 issue). Congratulations to Lisa on this prestiguous award! Click the link above to view the Collection Advisor magazine award to Lisa. As Lisa states in...
This is a season of discontent for retailers. There doesn’t seem to be a week that goes by without a national chain closing stores or filing for bankruptcy protection. Most recently, we lost Sport Chalet. Before that, it was Sports Authority, Sears, Fresh & Easy, Office Depot,...
Reprinted from NEFA Newsline (Mar/Apr 2016), p. 43-44 Attorney Lisa Spiwak notes that the signing into law of Senate Bill 197 in California will, in essence, open up volumes of new business for non-licensed brokers and small businesses searching for viable lending alternatives to the big...
A highly contentious legal battle is brewing between Apple and the FBI. The FBI has been trying to hack into the encrypted iPhone belonging to Syed Farook, one of the San Bernardino shooters in the Dec. 2 attack that killed 14 people. The Apple iPhone,...
At close to $33 per barrel, crude oil has dropped more than 60 percent since June 2014 - which is great for our economy because it significantly reduces the average price of gas and heating oil. Regular gasoline now averages $2 per gallon nationally. This translates...
Spiwak & Iezza, LLP was ranked in the top 15 law firms of Ventura County by the Pacific Coast Business Times (November 27, 2015 edition). The edition of Pacific Coast Business Times ranked law firms in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties - the...
Reprinted from NEFA Newsline (Sept/Oct 2015), p. 46-48 IN THEIR OWN WORDS ...
For most small businesses, the toughest aspect of running the operation is managing cash flow. Most small businesses depend on timely payments from their clients to pay their own bills. However, in difficult times such as these, clients often stretch payment of their invoices to 60...
