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08.30.23

Manatt Strengthens Medical Staff Offerings With Health Care Arrival in Los Angeles

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is pleased to welcome Manatt Health Counsel Lauren Polak to its Los Angeles office. Leveraging nearly 18 years of experience at one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, Polak closely collaborates with key health care ...


08.29.23

Spatz Quoted in Law360 on Inaugural Round of Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

Ian Spatz was quoted in Law360 on HHS' recently released list of drugs chosen for the first round of Medicare price negotiations, commenting on the Department’s criteria for selecting negotiation-eligible products as companies continue to challenge the drug pricing program. 


08.29.23

Stern Quoted in The National Law Journal on FTC Scrutiny of Artificial Intelligence

Bezalel Stern was quoted in The National Law Journalwhere he discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent scrutiny of companies’ claims about their use of artificial intelligence (AI) and what it means for market participants moving forward. 


08.23.23

Manatt Secures Restraining Order For Recently Immigrated Mother and Child

Manatt Partner David Moran and Associate Noro Mejlumyan successfully obtained a three-year restraining order for a recently immigrated Armenian woman against her estranged husband.  In this complex case that involved issues of custody and visitation, child and spousal support, and ...


08.23.23

Pearson Quoted in American Banker on New California Financial Services Regulation

Manatt Consumer Financial Services Leader Scott Pearson was quoted in an American Banker article about a new California regulation allowing financial services regulators to challenge small business finance practices as unfair, deceptive, or abusive.  The California Department of Financial ...


08.23.23

Manatt Files Amicus Brief for NYCLA in Domestic Violence and Gun Ownership Case

UPDATE 6/24/2024: Manatt is pleased with the decision from the United States Supreme Court upholding the federal law banning the possession of firearms by people subject to domestic violence orders of protection. Manatt has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi ...


08.22.23

Manatt Represents Jay Gruska in the Sale of Royalties for Supernatural and Charmed

A Manatt team led by Senior Entertainment Partner Gary Gilbert represented top television composer Jay Gruska in the eight-figure sale of royalties for his hit shows Supernatural and Charmed to Vagabonds LLC.


08.22.23

Manatt Achieves Top Rankings in The American Lawyer’s 2023 Midlevel Associates Survey

Manatt is proud to be ranked #10 in the nation and #7 in Los Angeles for associate satisfaction as part of The American Lawyer’s 2023 Midlevel Associates Survey. The Firm was also ranked #7 nationally for technology by its midlevel associates. 


08.17.23

Five Manatt Professionals Named Lawyers of the Year in Best Lawyers 2024 Guide

Best Lawyers named five Manatt attorneys “Lawyer of the Year” for 2024 – Marty Murphy in Boston; Edward Burg, Timi Anyon Hallem and George Kieffer in Los Angeles; and Susan Hori in Orange County. 


08.17.23

13 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” List

Thirteen Manatt professionals were named to Best Lawyers in America’s 2024 “Ones to Watch” list, which recognizes attorneys that have been practicing for 5-9 years and have achieved outstanding professional excellence in private practice.