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07.27.15

Manatt Appellate Co-Chair Comments on California Water Rights

E&E Daily interviewed Manatt's Michael Berger, co-chair of the firm's Appellate practice, for an article on whether drought-stricken California can take away water rights.If the state gets more aggressive in requiring irrigation districts to curtail water use, lawyers think that the ...


07.23.15

Wall Street Journal Interviews Manatt Privacy Co-Chair on Neiman Marcus Appeals Case

The Wall Street Journal interviewed Manatt's Donna Wilson, co-chair of the firm's Privacy and Data Security practice, for an article on a U.S. appeals court's decision to send Neiman Marcus Group LLC back to court over a 2013 cyberattack, reinstating a case that had been dismissed last ...


07.23.15

Manatt Associate Interviewed on Innovation Waiver Updates

Inside Health Policy interviewed Manatt's Michael Kolber, an associate in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on CMS' new guidance on innovation waivers.The agency's updates on the waivers, which would let states opt out of major pieces of the Affordable Care Act, ...


07.22.15

Overview of 2015 NY Legislative Session

With the indictments of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, the 2015 legislative session closes as one of the most historically unusual legislative sessions for the state of New York. While the replacement of the two former heavyweight legislators brought ...


07.22.15

FCPA Report Interviews Manatt Partner on LBI's FCPA Violation

The FCPA Report interviewed Manatt's Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, for an article on Louis Berger International's agreement to settle charges with the DOJ for violating the FCPA.The construction management company ...


07.21.15

Manatt Partners Discuss How to Structure Financeable Leases

Manatt's Michael Polentz, co-chair of the firm's Real Estate and Land Use practice, and partner Dina Tecimer discuss with GlobeSt.com how to structure leases so the tenant is able to obtain financing."If a lease is structured properly, the tenant's interest under a lease can be ...


07.20.15

Billboard Names Manatt Partners Top Music Lawyers

Billboard recognized Manatt senior partner L. Lee Phillips and partner Gary Gilbert as top music lawyers in the country, naming both to its 2015 "Music's Most Powerful Attorneys" list. The 26 lawyers chosen for the list played a crucial role in the music industry over the past year, ...


07.20.15

Manatt Deepens National Tax Practice on East Coast

Manatt announced today that Megan A. Christensen has joined the firm’s Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.


07.16.15

Manatt Partner Comments on Healthcare Messaging Debate

Healthcare Dive interviewed Manatt's Christine Reilly, co-chair of the firm's TCPA Compliance and Class Action Defense practice, for an article on the FCC's recent decision to exempt healthcare messaging from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The FCC stipulates that the messages ...


07.16.15

mHealth News Quotes Manatt Partner on Exempted Healthcare Messaging

mHealth NewsChristine Reilly, co-chair of the firm's TCPA Compliance and Class Action Defense practice, for an article on how healthcare providers who call patients or send automated messages may be running afoul of federal law.The Telephone Protection Act was enacted in the 1990s to protect ...