Articles

08.02.22

What’s the Deal?

In his latest column for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz discussed a long-running family law divorce case in which the court dismissed the appeal of a vexatious litigant, acting in propria persona, on the grounds that the trial court order was not appealable. In the ...


07.27.22

Takings and Copyright Law

In his most recent “Takings Talk” column for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Senior Counsel Michael Berger examined a decision by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals addressing copyright infringement by state government entities.  In the article, Berger explained how ...


07.21.22

7 Ways Companies Can Harness Failure to Drive Success

In his latest column for Entrepreneur, Manatt Digital and Technology Managing Director Kalon Gutierrez examined the value of failure and how it is a necessary ingredient of success.


07.07.22

Signs Inscribed on a Gate: The Impact of Van Buren v. United States on Civil Claims Under the ...

Co-Leader of Manatt’s Privacy and Data Security practice Scott Lashway and Privacy and Data Security Special Counsel Matthew Stein co-authored an article for Western New England Law Review on how the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2021 decision in Van Buren v. United States has impacted the ...


07.05.22

Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Form of Citation!

In his latest “Exceptionally Appealing” column for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz explored key areas of potential improvement to the Yellowbook, California’s major legal style guide, and how these revisions could incorporate elements from the Bluebook. ...


06.13.22

Rethinking The Budget Neutrality Requirement for Medicaid 1115 Demonstrations

Manatt Health Partners Cindy Mann and Anne Karl co-authored a Health Affairs article alongside the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health and Value Strategies program’s Heather Howard discussing the challenges created by current Medicaid budget neutrality policy for Section 1115 ...


06.12.22

Biden’s Federal Trade Commission Is Now At Full Strength – What That Means For Business Leaders

In his most recent column for Forbes, Manatt Antitrust Partner David Reichenberg talked about practices businesses should adopt and avoid as the Democrat-led FTC pursues policies aligned with Biden’s antitrust agenda. In the article, Reichenberg explained that with an FTC majority, ...


06.07.22

Supraman’s Kryptonite

In his latest column for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz discussed the histories of and relationship between the Bluebook and the Yellowbook, two major legal style guides, and how California litigators should decide which to use in court. “Using Bluebook style in state ...


06.03.22

Can a Bee Ever Be a Fish? Ah, Definitions…

In Manatt Appellate Senior Counsel Michael Berger’s latest column for Daily Journal, he discussed how the application of various canons of statutory construction can reach results showing that the Legislature’s intent to protect “fish” made that word a “term of ...


06.02.22

The Founder's Opportunity: What Do I Want My Company to Be When It Grows Up?

In his latest Entrepreneur column, Manatt Digital and Technology Managing Director Kalon Gutierrez discussed the importance of building a roadmap for startup companies that is aligned with founders’ future personal and professional objectives. Gutierrez noted that, just as parents conjure up ...