Articles

03.12.20

Coronavirus and Contracts—Force Majeure Redefined

Manatt Real Estate partner Anita Famili and Manatt Entertainment attorney W. Joseph Anderson co-authored an article for Bloomberg Law on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting force majeure provisions in contracts. In the article, Famili and Anderson note that while many contracts ...


03.11.20

Why the Cannabis Industry Must Address the Unique Challenges of Mandated Data Retention

Cannabis and CBD practice leader Anita Famili and privacy and data security partner Brandon Reilly co-authored an article for Legaltech News on the unique cybersecurity challenges the cannabis industry is facing. In the article, they note two overarching factors that increase the ...


03.02.20

Building On The Gains Of The Affordable Care Act: Federal Proposals To Improve Coverage And ...

Manatt Health managing director Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and senior manager Gayle Mauser co-authored an article alongside The Commonwealth Fund’s Elizabeth Fowler for Health Affairs examining proposed federal policies that build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to improve comprehensive health ...


03.02.20

6 Changes In California's New Draft Privacy Regulations

Manatt’s CEO and managing partner Donna Wilson and privacy and data security practice co-leader Scott Lashway, partner Brandon Reilly and counsel Kaylee Bankston authored an article for Law360 on the California Attorney General’s Office’s recently modified California Consumer ...


02.27.20

INSIGHT: Figuring Out if You Are ‘Doing Business’ in California Under the CCPA

Manatt privacy and data security partner Christopher Lisy and special counsel Matthew Stein authored an article for Bloomberg Law on the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), how its “doing business in California” requirement can be read, and how out-of-state companies might avoid ...


02.18.20

FDA calls states’ bluffs on drug importation

Manatt Health senior advisor Ian Spatz wrote an article for STAT on the Food and Drug Administration’s recently proposed regulation to create a process for approving state-sponsored importation plans for pharmaceuticals from Canada as a convenient shortcut to lower prices. In ...


02.13.20

INSIGHT: Federal Circuit Helps Clarify Patent Eligibility for Tech Improvements

Intellectual property protection and enforcement partner Irah Donner authored an article for Bloomberg Law on the Federal Court’s recent ruling in Koninklijke KPN N.V. v. Gemalto M2M GmbH for an improved data transmission error detection system. In this article, Donner analyzes how the ...


02.04.20

What Does New Block Grant Guidance Mean for Medicaid?

The Trump administration has issued sweeping new Medicaid guidance, continuing its efforts to cap federal Medicaid funding.


01.29.20

Landlords: What to know about California’s new rent control law

Manatt Real Estate partner Grace Winters and associate Jordan Tessier authored an article for Daily Journal about the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which was added to the California Civil Code effective January 1, 2020. In this article, Winters and Tessier detail what landlords should know ...


01.28.20

6 CFPB Areas To Watch In 2020

Manatt Financial Services partners Richard Gottlieb and Charles Washburn authored an article for Law360 on some key Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) stories from 2019, as well as six trends to watch for in the coming year. In this article, Gottlieb and Washburn discuss various 2019 ...