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10.28.14

Manatt Ranked Among Top Ten Lobbying Firms in JCOPE's Mid-Year Report

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics released its 2014 mid-year annual report and ranked Manatt number 6 among the top ten lobbying firms in the State of New York. The report is based on total compensation and expenses from January through June 2014. The most recent figures come from data ...


10.20.14

LABJ Interviews Manatt Division Chair on Coalition's Efforts to Increase Lending in Low-Income Commu

The Los Angeles Business Journal interviewed Manatt's Gordon Bava, chair of the firm's Business, Finance and Tax division, for an article on an activist group that is pushing banks to do more lending in low-income neighborhoods.The Los Angeles Business Journal reports that the California ...


10.20.14

Manatt Expands Intellectual Property Practice with Addition of Top Trademark Lawyer

Manatt announced that Michelle A. Cooke has joined the Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property group.


10.17.14

Law360 Quotes Manatt Partner on Snapchat, Dropbox Data Breach

Law360 quoted Manatt's Donna Wilson, a partner in the firm's Litigation division, for an article on how Snapchat and Dropbox have responded to purported user-data thefts.Law360 reports that Snapchat and Dropbox claim the compromised information was lifted from unaffiliated third ...


10.17.14

Joel Ario Comments on Kentucky's Health Exchange

Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was interviewed by Modern Healthcare for an article on Senate Minority Leader Mich McConnell's (R-KY) confusing comments about Kentucky's state health exchange.As reported by Modern Healthcare, McConnell has said that repealing ...


10.14.14

Manatt Financial Services Co-Chair Interviewed on Doral's Situation in Puerto Rico

Manatt's Craig Miller, co-chair of the firm's Financial Services and Banking practice, was interviewed by American Banker for an article on Doral Financial's uncertain future in San Juan, Puerto Rico, despite prevailing in a legal dispute over a $230 million tax refund.American Banker ...


10.06.14

Motion Filed to Dismiss Charges Against Ex-Baseballer

Law360 covered the latest update in an insider trading case against former Baltimore Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces, who is represented by Manatt litigation partner Kenneth Julian, reporting that DeCinces’ defense has requested a California federal court cut 19 charges from the ...


10.05.14

Joel Ario Interviewed on Role of Brokers in Health Insurance Marketplace

The Philadelphia Inquirer interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on how health insurance brokers are adapting their roles to meet the needs of the new health insurance marketplace.The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that health insurance brokers and ...


10.03.14

Manatt’s New York State Government Relations Practice Authors Memo on JCOPE’s Mandatory On-Line Trai

On Friday, September 26, 2014, the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) announced the availability on its website of the “Mandatory On-Line Training for Lobbyists,” which must be completed by December 31, 2014. The training is intended to cover ethics rules and ...


10.02.14

AISHealth Interviews Ario on EVaaS Interface

AISHealth interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the yet-to-be-built technology that could create a seamless consumer shopping experience on the federal health exchange and boost enrollment by providing consumers with multiple points of ...