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07.09.14

Manatt Corporate Investigations Co-Chair Quoted by FCPA Report

Manatt's Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense practice, was quoted by The FCPA Report for an article discussing how to mitigate the corruption risk posed by third parties whose actions may subject companies to FCPA liability.The ...


03.01.14

California Lawyer Roundtable Features Manatt White Collar Defense Co-Chair

Manatt's John Libby, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice, weighed in on white collar legal trends and updates during a roundtable discussion that was moderated by California Lawyer and published in its March 2014 issue.Libby and his fellow ...


05.02.13

Liver Transplant Doc Entitled to Insurer’s Defense

The Metropolitan News-Enterprise covered the latest update in a case against the former director of St. Vincent Medical Center’s liver transplant program, reporting that a court of appeal agreed with Dr. Richard Lopez Jr., who is represented by Manatt, that he was entitled to a defense by the ...


02.27.13

Julian Secures Dismissal of Prominent ‘Robo-Signing’ Case

The National Law Journal covered the dismissal of a high-profile criminal “robo-signing” case against two Southern California title officers after their defense attorneys, which included Manatt litigation partner Kenneth Julian, successfully brought to light the misconduct of ...


11.01.12

Manatt Practices Receive Top National Rankings in 2013 U.S. News’ “Best Law Firms”

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has scored five Tier 1 national rankings and 33 Tier 1 metropolitan designations in the newly released 2013 "Best Law Firms" rankings, which marks the third edition of the highly anticipated annual analysis by U.S. News Media Group and Best ...


10.11.12

Leniency Request Approved in Price-Fixing Case

Law360 covered federal prosecutors’ decision to forgo challenging a request by Manatt’s client Eagle Eyes Traffic Industrial Co. Ltd., a Taiwanese auto lights manufacturer, to pay a significantly reduced fine after it offered substantial assistance to authorities that helped unravel a ...


09.21.12

Barring Use of Plea Docs in Auto Lights Antitrust Trial

Law360 covered the latest update in a forthcoming trial against Manatt clients Eagle Eyes Traffic Industrial Co. Ltd. and E-Lite Automotive Inc., reporting that the defense has requested a federal judge exclude plea negotiation documents over accusations that the companies conspired to fix ...


05.30.12

Manatt Partner Speaks to Law360 on Jury Deliberations in High Profile Case

Manatt’s Kenneth B. Julian, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Division, spoke to Law360 about the drawn-out jury deliberations in the criminal trial of former Presidential candidate John Edwards, who is accused of using nearly $1 million in illegal campaign donations to cover up an ...


05.16.12

Manatt Partner Speaks to Law360 on Former Candidate’s Possible Acquittal

Manatt’s Kenneth B. Julian, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Division, spoke to Law360 about the defense team representing John Edwards, two-time U.S. presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator, in a case alleging that Edwards violated campaign finance law by using money ...


10.10.11

NLJ Features Julian’s Successful Defense of Transplant Doc

The National Law Journal interviewed Manatt litigation partner Kenneth Julian for his successful representation of Dr. Richard Lopez, Jr., who was recently acquitted of charges he engaged in a cover-up following the misallocation of an organ while he served as head of a hospital’s liver ...