Articles

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 ...


01.21.20

INSIGHT: California Allows Medicinal Cannabis in Public Schools—A National Milestone for Cannabis ...

Manatt’s cannabis and CBD practice leader Anita Famili, government and regulatory partner Brandon Young and litigation associate Mario Cardona authored an article for Bloomberg Law on California’s new law allowing parents and guardians to bring and administer the use of certain ...


01.15.20

Manatt Fintech: What to Expect in 2020

Manatt Financial Services partners Brian Korn and Neil Faden as well as associates Benjamin Brickner and June Kim authored an article for Lend Academy on the fintech ecosystem. The article provides an overview of the fintech industry in 2019 as well as things to watch in 2020, including:OCC ...


01.08.20

Proposed Rule on Medicaid Financing Misses Mark and Threatens Access

Manatt Health partners Cindy Mann and Anne O’Hagen Karl authored an article for Health Affairs on CMS’s recently issued set of proposed rules designed to respond to criticism on the lack of transparency of Medicaid supplemental payments.


12.31.19

Is California’s Housing Crisis Act of 2019 the Answer or State Overreach?

Land use partner Susan Hori and associate Jennifer Lynch authored an article for Daily Journal on California’s Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (Senate Bill 330), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. In the article, Hori and Lynch discuss how this complex new law will significantly change how ...


12.04.19

Paying for patients: How some providers are distorting health coverage

Healthcare litigation leader Gregory Pimstone authored an article for Daily Journal discussing how some out-of-network substance abuse treatment facilities have challenged the PPO plan structure of requiring insureds to assume a higher share of cost for out-of-network services.


12.04.19

When does a hearing officer in a physician peer review hearing have a disqualifying financial bias?

Healthcare litigation partner Barry Landsberg and appellate partner Joanna McCallum authored an article for Daily Journal on the importance of the Natarajan v. Dignity Health decision, which was recently ordered for publication by the California Court of Appeals.


10.16.19

Donner Authors Article for Law360 on the PTAB’s Discretion to Hear IPRs

Intellectual property protection and enforcement partner Irah Donner wrote an article for Law360 on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s recent decision to designate several opinions as precedential or informative with respect to inter partes reviews under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.


09.12.19

Bromley Writes for Billboard on DOJ Consent Decree Review and What It Means for Songwriters

Manatt entertainment transactions and finance leader Jordan Bromley wrote for Billboard on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) consent decree review and what it means for songwriters. “If you’ve been paying even a little attention, you’re probably hearing the words that ...


09.09.19

Suennen Speaks With Health Entrepreneur on Experiences With Hemophilia

Manatt digital and technology group leader and venture capital/emerging companies practice leader Lisa Suennen spoke with Glenn Pierce for her podcast Tech Tonics on his experiences coping with hemophilia, and how he has worked to advance the science he hopes will find a cure for the ...