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07.24.20

Manatt Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of HFMA Challenging HHS Hospital Price Disclosure Rule

On July 24, 2020, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) hospital price disclosure rule, which places onerous, sweeping obligations on health systems to ...


07.16.20

Manatt Represented the Owners of Treasure Studios and CoComelon in its Nine-Figure Sale to Moonbug E

Manatt represented the owners of Treasure Studios and CoComelon, the #1 most-watched YouTube channel in the world (with an average of 3.5 billion views per month), in the sale of these platforms to U.K.-based Moonbug Entertainment. This transaction includes the purchase of ownership rights to the ...


03.15.20

A Message From Our CEO on COVID-19

The uncertainty of the past several weeks has clarified what is most important—the well-being and safety of our families, colleagues and communities.


02.13.20

A Big Oscar Night for Manatt Clients

It has been an exciting awards season for Manatt Entertainment clients New Republic Pictures, LD Entertainment and Hildur Guðnadóttir. The film production company, independent film studio and Icelandic musician contributed, respectively, to Oscar-winning films 1917, Judy and Joker.  New ...


08.15.19

Best Lawyers in America Names 64 Manatt Attorneys to 2020 List

Sixty-four Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of the Best Lawyers in America report, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a national peer-review survey.     Five attorneys were also named “Lawyer of the Year” in this ...


12.31.18

Yen Receives Woman of Business Award

Manatt’s Sophia Yen, a partner in the firm’s entertainment and media practice, received the Woman of Business award from the Los Angeles Lakers’ and Comerica Bank’s Women’s Business Awards Program.


12.19.18

Alfonso Ribeiro Files Lawsuit Over ‘Carlton’ Dance

Manatt’s Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice, was interviewed by the Daily Journal about a lawsuit that Alfonso Ribeiro recently filed.


11.14.18

Marvel Comics’ Patriarch Stan Lee Passes Away

Manatt’s Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice, spoke to the Daily Journal for an article on Stan Lee’s death and how it may bring about several legal battles.


11.01.18

Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation on 2019 Best Law Firms List

In the 2019 Best Law Firms guide, Manatt practices earned nine Tier 1 national designations and 29 Tier 1 metropolitan acknowledgments.


10.30.18

Variety500 Recognizes Conner for Second Consecutive Year

Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, was named to the Variety500 for the second consecutive year.