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07.26.17

SEC Finding on Digital Tokens Could Make Waves for Fintech

Manatt’s Brian Korn, co-chair of the firm's financial services group and chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, was quoted by Politico Pro in an article discussing a new SEC finding that could have major implications for the digital currency ...


07.25.17

Manatt Named a Top Firm for Women for Tenth Consecutive Year

Working Mother magazine has named Manatt one of the nation’s top law firms for women. This year’s honor marks a decade for Manatt on the prestigious "50 Best Law Firms for Women" list––each year the designation has been given. The list honors the law firms that ...


07.25.17

How HHS Might Let States Decide Essential Health Benefits

In a Bloomberg BNA article, Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, discussed potential regulatory changes in governing the Affordable Care Act. The Department of Health and Human Services has legal latitude in this situation, and can use it whether or not the ACA is ...


07.21.17

Los Angeles Times Cites Manatt Health Study on ACA Repeal

The Los Angeles Times cited Manatt Health’s recent study in an article which discussed the increased premiums that Americans may face under Senate Republican healthcare proposals. The study, by Manatt Health partner Deborah Bachrach and Manatt Health senior managing director Patricia Boozang, ...


07.21.17

Will Federal Insurance Waivers Help States Self-Regulate?

Manatt Health managing director Joel Ario was quoted by The Heritage Foundation in an article discussing how the Senate healthcare bill would allow states to regulate their own insurance markets.   The bill, according to the publication, would allow states to take advantage of a broad waiver ...


07.20.17

California’s Cap-and-Trade Extension to Face Challenges, Says Moyer

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Craig Moyer, chair of the firm’s land, environment and natural resources group, on California’s expansion of the state’s cap-and-trade system. The publication explained that the program is likely to face regulatory and legal hurdles. While the ...


07.19.17

The Wall Street Journal Quotes Korn on National Fintech Licenses

The Wall Street Journal quoted Manatt's Brian Korn, co-chair of the firm’s financial services group, on acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika’s support of giving national licenses to financial-technology firms.   Noreika stated that the federal banking system ...


07.17.17

L.A. Judge Compels Arbitration for Class Suing Toyota

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s successful representation of Toyota Motor Corporation’s financial arm in a case challenging its lending calculations. Judge Ann I. Jones of the Los Angeles County Superior Court has ruled that class members seeking relief over alleged illegal lease ...


07.17.17

Gov. Brown Calls Cap and Trade ‘Most Important Vote’

Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, was quoted in an E&E News article that discussed California’s July 17 vote on a successor program for the state’s cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. Governor Jerry Brown called it “the most ...


07.17.17

Three Leading Lawyers Take the Helm of Financial Services Group

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today announced new co-chairs of the firm’s industry-leading financial services group, with the appointment of Richard Gottlieb, Brian Korn and Donna Wilson.