Articles

01.14.21

The Logistics of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Los Angeles

Government and regulatory partner Brandon Young and associate Jacob Itzkowitz authored an article for Daily Journal about the distribution plans for the COVID-19 vaccine in Los Angeles. In the article, the authors discussed how the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health plans to carry out ...


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 ...


04.16.20

An Overview of Upcoming COVID-19-related Actions from the Los Angeles City Council

Manatt government and regulatory partner Brandon Young and associate Jacob Itzkowitz co-authored an article for Daily Journal providing an overview of various proposals the city counsel of Los Angeles is considering in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the article, Young and Itzkowitz note that ...


04.08.20

Examining California's Urgency And Emergency Powers

Manatt government and regulatory partner Brandon Young and associate Jacob Itzkowitz co-authored an article for Law360 analyzing “what constitutes ‘urgency’ or an ‘emergency,’ and the requirements of these emergency powers under California law,” as more elected ...


03.31.20

What Government Contractors in California Need to Know About Force Majeure and COVID-19

Manatt government and regulatory partner Brandon Young and associate Antoinette Bedros co-authored an article for Daily Journal examining force majeure clauses in government contracts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In the article, Young and Bedros note that “now more than ever it is important to ...


03.25.20

An Overview of California’s Emergency Powers

Government and regulatory partner Brandon Young and litigation associate Mario Cardona authored an article for Daily Journal on the emergency powers that state and local governments in California have following Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 4 state of emergency declaration in response to the ...


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 ...