Articles

12.01.20

The California Privacy Rights Act Has Passed: What’s In It?

Co-leader of Manatt’s privacy and data security practice Scott Lashway and partner Brandon Reilly authored an article for Pratt’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Report discussing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which was recently approved by voters in California. The article ...


12.01.20

Jumbled Justices

Manatt appellate partner Benjamin Shatz authored an article for Daily Journal about the history of U.S. Supreme Court justices, particularly noting confusion arising from their names. He highlights various justices throughout the Court’s history, including Chief Justices Earl Warren, Warren ...


11.17.20

LA Gets Novel COVID-19 Workplace Safety Compliance Monitoring Program

Manatt government and regulatory partner Brandon Young and associate Jacob Itzkowitz authored an article for Daily Journal about Los Angeles County’s employee-led “Public Health Councils Program,” a new COVID-19 workplace safety compliance monitoring program. In the article, the ...


11.03.20

You are not James Bond

Benjamin Shatz authored an article for Daily Journal that discusses several legal writing habits that have become outdated due to the use of modern technology, most notably the use of leading zeroes in citation and parenthetical numbering.


11.01.20

Endangered Species Act Update: Sweeping Regulations Already Adopted, With More Proposed, Will ...

Manatt land use partner David Smith and associate Jennifer Lynch authored an article for the California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, providing an update on the federal Endangered Species Act following the adoption and proposal of regulatory reforms by the U.S. Fish & ...


10.28.20

Access to federal courts still denied to property owners

Michael Berger authored an article for Daily Journal on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Knick v. Township of Scott, which opened the federal courthouse doors for property owners with 5th Amendment takings claims.


10.27.20

California Harmonizes CCPA, HIPAA But Providers Still Face Obligations

Brandon Reilly authored an article for Bloomberg Law about California’s AB 713.


10.14.20

Takeaways From Calif.'s New Health Insurance Rules

Manatt healthcare litigation partner Joseph Laska and associates Nathaniel Cohen and Jessamyn Vedro authored an article for Law360 about S.B. 855, which was recently signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. According to the authors, this rule alters California’s regulation of ...


10.08.20

An Intersection Between Ransomware and U.S. National Security: OFAC Speaks

Manatt partners Scott Lashway, Andrew Zimmitti and Richard Hartunian and special counsel Matthew Stein authored an article for Corporate Compliance Insights highlighting three key risks associated with facilitation ransomware payments. In the article, the authors discussed the difficulty of paying ...


09.29.20

RBG, Her Successor and Takings Law

Manatt appellate senior counsel Michael Berger authored an article for Daily Journal about the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court on takings law. In the article, Berger discussed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s record on these issues, citing decisions in Arkansas Game & Fish Commn. v. United ...