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07.24.12

Public Counsel Selects Manatt Partners as 2012 Pro Bono Honorees

Manatt partners Peter Duchesneau and Noel S. Cohen have been recognized as pro bono attorneys of the year by the Adoptions Unit of the Public Counsel Law Center, the nation's largest pro bono law firm. The award honors the partners' effective services on a complex adoption case. A reception ...


07.18.12

The Hollywood Reporter Names Lee Phillips a 2012 Power Lawyer

The Hollywood Reporter honored Manatt’s L. Lee Phillips, a senior partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, by selecting him for its prestigious Power Lawyers list for the sixth consecutive year. The annual list features Hollywood’s 100 most influential attorneys in the talent, ...


06.26.12

Variety Identifies Manatt Entertainment Partners as Game-Changing Dealmakers

In its recently published Legal Impact Report, Variety named Manatt entertainment partners Aydin Caginalp and Lindsay Conner as two of the nation’s lawyers who are shaping the entertainment industry. The Report features 50 leading lawyers who are considered “game changers” in ...


06.13.12

Manatt Achieves Gold Certification from Women in Law Empowerment Forum

The Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) has recognized Manatt, Phelps & Phillips’ commitment to the advancement of women lawyers by awarding the firm WILEF’s Gold Standard Certification for 2012. Manatt is one of only 50 firms nationwide to receive the designation, which ...


06.07.12

Manatt Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2012 Guide

Chambers USA announced today that it has named 19 Manatt lawyers and 10 of the firm’s practices in its 2012 list of the country’s best lawyers and law firms.Each year, Chambers USA identifies and ranks leading lawyers for business in the United States based on in-depth, objective ...


06.01.12

National Law Journal Ranks Manatt a Top-20 Firm for Women Lawyers

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has been recognized as one of the top 20 firms in the National Law Journal’s 2012 Female Scorecard, which assigns NLJ 250 law firms a “Women In Law” score and ranking based on female lawyer counts. Manatt, which is currently ranked No. 132 by ...


05.31.12

American Lawyer Ranks Manatt in Top Ten Percent of U.S. Law Firms for Diversity

Manatt appears near the top of The American Lawyer’s 2012 Diversity Scorecard, ranking 23rd out of 233 surveyed U.S. law firms.  The firm’s percentage of minority lawyers for 2011 was 20.6 percent, far outpacing the national average of 13.6 percent.“A commitment to diversity ...


05.30.12

The Legal 500 Recognizes Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has garnered six national practice area rankings in the newly released 2012 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Two Manatt partners, Robert D. Belfort and Linda A. Goldstein, were also recognized as “Leading Lawyers” in their areas. To compile the ...


03.23.12

Manatt’s Advertising Practice a Finalist for 2012 Chambers USA Awards for Excellence

The national Advertising, Marketing & Media practice of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has been named a finalist for the Chambers USA 2012 Awards for Excellence. The awards honor outstanding law firms and lawyers across the United States, reflecting "both preeminence in key practice ...


11.30.11

AMEC Honors Manatt as Media & Entertainment Law Firm of the Year

Manatt has been named the recipient of the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel’s (AMEC’s) 2011 Law Firm of the Year Award. AMEC, the leading trade association serving general counsel and business affairs attorneys at major media and entertainment companies, will honor ...