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08.25.16

Pingtan Marine Enterprises Secures Dismissal of Class Action

A multi-disciplinary litigation team led by Manatt partners Ron Blum and Yuri Mikulka secured a victory for Pingtan Marine Enterprises (PME), the second largest fishing and marine company in China, in a securities class action filed in the Southern District of New York. The district court ...


04.06.16

DOJ Launches Pilot Program to Encourage Self-Reporting

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt's Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, for an article about the Justice Department's one-year pilot program designed to encourage companies to self-report violations of the Foreign Corrupt ...


02.10.16

SciClone SEC Settlement Highlights Risk in China

The FCPA Report interviewed Manatt's Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, about SciClone Pharmaceuticals' recent settlement of SEC charges claiming it violated the control provisions of the FCPA. The company was charged for ...


01.21.16

VW Faces up to $18B for Cheating Emissions

The Daily Journal interviewed Manatt's Craig Moyer, chair of the firm's Land, Environment and Natural Resources practice, for an article on the penalties that Volkswagen AG faces for its cheating emissions scandal. In addition to numerous civil suits, Volkswagen faces up to $18 billion in ...


01.04.16

Stakes Are High in DOJ's VW Complaint

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Craig Moyer, chair of the firm's Land, Environment and Natural Resources practice, for an article on the U.S. Department of Justice's civil suit against Volkswagen over an alleged auto emissions cheating scheme. Although the suit leaves the door open for ...


11.02.15

Practices Ranked Among Top in Nation by U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2016 “Best Law Firms” rankings, with Manatt earning seven Tier 1 national rankings and 25 Tier 1 metropolitan designations in the sixth edition. In addition, the firm has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in ...


11.01.15

DOJ Eyeing Executives in Corporate Misconduct Matters

InsideCounsel interviewed Manatt's Kenneth Julian, a partner in the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, for an article on the increasing number of top executives who have been placed on notice for criminal charges related to corporate misconduct.InsideCounsel ...


10.07.15

Hitachi Agrees to Settle FCPA Claims for $19M

The FCPA Report interviewed Manatt's Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, for an article on Hitachi's settlement with the SEC. The Japanese conglomerate has agreed to pay $19 million to resolve the SEC's claims that it ...


10.06.15

DOJ Likely to Cast Wide Net in VW Scandal

Compliance Week interviewed Manatt's John Libby, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, for an article on how the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to respond to the Volkswagen scandal after having recently promised to prosecute individuals ...


09.24.15

DOJ to Increase Focus on Individuals

MarketWatch interviewed Manatt's John Libby, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, for an article on the Department of Justice's new focus on individual rather than corporate liability in prosecuting business crimes.Libby said that he thinks ...