Articles

07.31.20

Building the Long-Term Care System of the Future: Will the COVID-19 Nursing Home Tragedies Lead to ...

Manatt Health partner Cindy Mann and The SCAN Foundation’s Bruce Chernof authored an article for Health Affairs on the horrific toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on nursing homes in the U.S., and especially on Medicaid beneficiaries and those who rely on long-term services and supports ...


07.28.20

B2B Companies Need to Realign in a B2C E-Commerce Economy

Manatt Digital and Technology partner Eric Bergner and associate Bea Hinton authored an article for Bloomberg Law on why business-to-business (B2B) companies need to reassess their dependence on traditional business models and adopt business-to-consumer (B2C) strategies to survive and flourish in ...


07.28.20

Assignment of Inventions/Patents Must Be in Writing; No Specific Format/Content Required

Manatt intellectual property protection and enforcement partner Irah Donner wrote an article for Law360 on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Schwendimann v. Arkwright Advanced Coating Inc., which held that a patent assignment must be documented in writing ...


07.27.20

Unlocking the Value of College Real Estate

Manatt Real Estate partner Grace Winters and associate Elizabeth Levin authored an article for Inside Higher Ed on the significant financial challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has created for many higher education institutions, and how these institutions can consider monetizing the ...


07.23.20

COVID M&A: Pre-Closing Considerations for MAE Definitions and Interim Operating Covenants

Manatt corporate and finance partner Jason Taketa and associate Veronica Lah authored an article for Daily Journal about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on M&A transactions as well as on interim operating covenants and MAE definitions as a result of related litigation. In the article, the ...


07.22.20

Is CBD on the Cusp of FDA Approval?

Anita Famili and e Alexa Singh authored an article for mg Magazine analyzing the current legal status of hemp-derived CBD and CBD-based products, including regulations surrounding the advertisement and branding of CBD products.


07.08.20

Cannabis Industry Mergers May Soon Face Less DOJ Scrutiny

Antitrust and competition senior counsel Brian Mohr, cannabis and CBD practice leader Anita Famili, and M&A and capital markets practices leader Thomas Poletti authored an article for Law360 about the current state of M&A transactions in the cannabis industry. In the article, the authors ...


07.08.20

Industry Voices—Silver Linings May Emerge From COVID-19 if State, Federal Policies can be ...

Manatt Health managing director Jonah Frohlich and director Megan Ingraham authored an article for FierceHealthcare about how ambulatory care providers in California responded to the COVID-19 pandemic through the widespread adoption of telemedicine solutions, and how policies and regulatory changes ...


07.07.20

Normal is Not

Manatt appellate partner Benjamin Shatz authored an article for Daily Journal on the unusual and unexpected complexities that occur during extraordinary cases on appeal for his monthly “Exceptionally Appealing” column. In the article, Shatz detailed the process of an ideal appeal, ...


07.02.20

California’s Hazardous Waste Enforcement Scheme Could Spur Litigation

Litigation partner Matthew Williamson and environment associate David McGrath authored an article for Bloomberg Law discussing how the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)’s 2019 Violations Scoring Procedure (VSP) upended enforcement proceedings and could lead to more ...