In The News

12.04.15

Zuckerberg Chan Initiative Is Part of Broader Trend

San Jose Mercury News interviewed Manatt's Jill Dodd, chair of the firm's Not-For-Profit Organizations practice, for an article on the controversy surrounding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan's plans to donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares, now valued at ...


12.03.15

Blair Joins The Corporate Counsel Board of Advisors

Manatt's Katherine Blair, a partner in the firm's Corporate and Finance practice, has been appointed to the board of advisors of TheCorporateCounsel.net, one of the most prestigious and sophisticated sources of securities law in the nation.Blair is a well-recognized legal advisor in the ...


11.23.15

CMS Seeks User Fees From States Using Federal Exchange

Inside Health Policy interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on CMS' proposed user fee rate of three percent for state-based marketplaces that use the federal platform. This is the first instance in which CMS has suggested a figure for how much ...


11.19.15

Unanswered ACA Questions Remain

PoliticoPro interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for an article on how the health law could be undermined if the Obama administration doesn't finalize one of the last remaining pieces of the Affordable Care Act.PoliticoPro reports that the ACA ...


11.18.15

AMA Calls for Ban on Prescription Drug Advertising

Marketplace interviewed Manatt's Ian Spatz, a senior advisor in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on the American Medical Association's call to ban direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs and medical devices. The group says the advertisements are boosting ...


11.17.15

What's Next for Madden v. Midland?

AltFi News interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article on the next chapter in the Madden v. Midland case.AltFi News reports that the Second Circuit recently rejected the appeal of Midland Funding to overturn a District Court's ruling ...


11.13.15

PE Community: Don't Fear Relaxed Crowdfunding Rules

The Deal interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article on the possible effects that the SEC's recently relaxed crowdfunding rules could have on deal flow.As reported by The Deal, the private equity community fears the relaxed rules may ...


11.12.15

Changes to Come if Supreme Court Rules in Madden

Lend Academy interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for a special Q&A-style article on an important case for marketplace lending that may be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court.Lend Academy reports that Madden v. Midland Funding could have a major ...


11.11.15

Swords to Plowshares' 2015 Pro Bono Partner of the Year

Swords to Plowshares Honors Manatt at Veterans Day Celebration.Manatt received the "Pro Bono Partner of the Year" award from Swords to Plowshares, a not-for-profit organization serving veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area, at the organization's 19th Annual Veterans Day Dinner, held ...


11.04.15

NY Southern Tier's Senate Election Results

WSKG News quoted Manatt's Bruce Gyory, a senior advisor in the firm's Government and Regulatory Policy practice, for an article on New York's Southern Tier's special state senate election.WSKG News reports that the senate election went Republican in a landslide. Fred Akshar ...