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06.03.13

The Legal 500 Recognizes Manatt as a Leader in Core Practices

The Legal 500 has recognized Manatt as a leading national firm in six core practice areas. The rankings were announced in the newly released 2013 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Two Manatt partners, Robert Belfort and Linda Goldstein, were also recognized as "Leading Lawyers" for ...


09.28.12

Manatt Healthcare Team Completes Aetna/Coventry Deal

A Manatt healthcare team comprised of partners Wendy Krasner, Mark Ustin and Bruce Wolff and associates Karen Lam and Emily Lee represented Aetna Inc. in its acquisition of heath insurer Coventry Health Inc. The team advised Aetna on Medicare and Medicaid managed care regulation.American ...


07.04.12

Manatt Division Chair Interviewed on International Bank M&A

Bank Director interviewed Manatt’s Gordon Bava, chair of the firm’s Business, Finance & Tax Division, on whether he thinks foreign acquisitions of United States banks will increase over the next several years.Bank Director reports that in May the Federal Reserve approved the ...


06.07.12

Manatt Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2012 Guide

Chambers USA announced today that it has named 19 Manatt lawyers and 10 of the firm’s practices in its 2012 list of the country’s best lawyers and law firms.Each year, Chambers USA identifies and ranks leading lawyers for business in the United States based on in-depth, objective ...


05.30.12

The Legal 500 Recognizes Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has garnered six national practice area rankings in the newly released 2012 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Two Manatt partners, Robert D. Belfort and Linda A. Goldstein, were also recognized as “Leading Lawyers” in their areas. To compile the ...


05.01.12

Manatt Closes Major Healthcare Transaction

Manatt closed the sale of the operating assets of Health Plus, one of the largest Medicaid managed care companies in New York City, to Amerigroup, a Fortune 500 company that coordinates services for individuals in publicly funded healthcare programs currently serving more than two million members ...


10.10.11

LABJ Recognizes Manatt Partners as Top M&A Attorneys

Manatt partners Gordon M. Bava and David M. Grinberg have been recognized as two of the city’s Top 40 M&A Lawyers in the October 10 Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in L.A. Law” report. For 2011, the annual report focused exclusively on ...


06.10.11

Manatt Garners Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2011 Guide

Manatt announced today that Chambers USA has named 17 firm lawyers and 9 practices among its 2011 list of leading lawyers for business in the United States. The 2011 edition recognizes the firm with national rankings for excellence in Advertising (transactional and litigation) and Healthcare. ...


12.29.10

Manatt Advises Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in the Acquisition of Sucampo AG

Manatt represented Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP) in the acquisition of Sucampo AG, a Swiss-based patent-holding company and its whollyowned subsidiary, Sucampo AG Japan (SAGJ), a patent maintenance company, from the cofounders and majority shareholders of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, ...


11.22.10

Manatt Advises Sweetwater, American Hi Definition on Merger with NEP Broadcasting

Manatt acted as legal counsel to Sweetwater and American Hi Definition in a deal with NEP Broadcasting for the companies to be acquired and merged into the NEP Entertainment division.As part of NEP Entertainment, Sweetwater and American Hi Definition will continue to serve their clients with the ...