In The News

01.11.17

Creative Employee Training Can Increase Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity Law Report interviewed Manatt’s Donna Wilson, chair of the firm’s privacy and data security practice, for an article about the top ten cybersecurity priorities for organizations as they head into the new year.Wilson emphasized the importance of “creative and ...


01.10.17

Following Mistrial, U.S. Attorney Will Retry Ex-L.A. Sheriff

The Los Angeles Times quoted Manatt’s Ken Julian, co-chair of the firm's corporate investigations and white collar defense practice, for an article about a retrial of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca for allegedly obstructing an FBI investigation into the county’s ...


01.06.17

Trump to Select Four Ninth Circuit Judges

The Recorder interviewed Manatt’s Ben Shatz, co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice, for an article about the four vacancies in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that will greet President-elect Trump when he takes office.Shatz told the publication that he expects Trump ...


01.05.17

The Defend Trade Secrets Act: An Overview

Corporate Disputes Magazine interviewed Manatt’s Michelle Cooke, co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property practice, and Rebecca Torrey, a partner in the firm’s employment and labor practice, for a roundtable discussion of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), which was signed ...


01.04.17

UMG Defeats Allegations of Misappropriation of Blues Song

Law360 covered UMG Recordings Inc.’s victory against an alleged misappropriation of a blues musician’s song. UMG was represented by Manatt’s Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice and Maura Gierl, an associate in the same ...


12.30.16

CA Supreme Court Justices Tend Toward Unanimous Votes

The Daily Journal interviewed Manatt’s Ben Shatz, co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice, for an article reviewing the past year in the California Supreme Court. The state Supreme Court decided major cases involving tort liability, labor and employment disputes, death penalty ...


12.20.16

CA Supreme Court Models Policies After Federal Court

The Daily Journal quoted Manatt’s Ben Shatz, co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice, for an article about the California Supreme Court’s new policies and procedures that bear similarities to those commonly associated with federal courts.“There is no question that Justice ...


12.15.16

L-3 Applied Technologies Wins in Fourth Circuit

Law360 covered Manatt’s representation of L-3 Applied Technologies in a victory in the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Ben Chew, a partner in the firm’s litigation practice, led a team that convinced the Fourth Circuit judges that the lower court had improperly dismissed ...


12.02.16

Spokeo Ruling Sparks More Detailed Injury Complaints

Law360 interviewed Manatt’s Christine Reilly, co-chair of the firm’s TCPA compliance and class action defense practice, for an article about how the Spokeo ruling has affected the way consumers’ complaints are filed in court. Reilly agreed with others who noticed that plaintiffs ...


12.02.16

Dignity Health Secures Supreme Court Hearing

Law360 covered Manatt’s representation of Dignity Health in a bid for federal review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s decision that church-affiliated hospitals like Dignity Health aren’t exempt from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Healthcare ...