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02.14.19

Cooke Ranked Among World’s Top Intellectual Property Attorneys by World Trademark Review

Manatt’s Michelle Cooke, leader of the firm’s intellectual property protection and enforcement practice, was ranked by World Trademark Review as of the world’s top intellectual property attorneys.   


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.


10.16.18

Donner Receives Cornerstone Award for His Commitment to Pro Bono Work

Manatt's Irah Donner, a partner in the firm's intellectual property practice, was selected by the Lawyers Alliance for New York as a 2018 Cornerstone Award recipient in recognition of his exceptional pro bono legal services for nonprofit organizations.


08.15.18

64 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers in America List

Sixty-four Manatt partners have been named to Best Lawyers’ 2019 list of the Best Lawyers in America. This annual recognition of prominent lawyers is determined by an in-depth, national peer-review survey.


07.23.18

The Importance of Understanding Intellectual Property Strategy

Manatt’s Irah Donner, a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice, was quoted by Agenda for an article on the need for companies to better understand their intellectual property strategy.


05.30.18

Eleven Practices Receive National Recognition by Legal 500

Manatt has received 11 national practice area rankings in the newly released 2018 edition of The Legal 500 United States, published on May 30, 2018.


05.03.18

Manatt Practices Rank in 2018 Chambers USA Guide

Chambers USA announced that it has ranked nine Manatt practices and 23 lawyers in its 2018 list of leading lawyers for business in the United States. In addition to the rankings, Manatt is a recognized practitioner in four areas, including Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance ...


04.18.18

Cooke, Jacobs Recognized Among Top IP Lawyers in California

Manatt’s Michelle Cooke, co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property practice, and Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice, were named two of the top intellectual property lawyers in 2018 by the Daily Journal.


03.22.18

‘Blurred Lines’ Ruling Affirmed

Manatt’s Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice, was quoted by the Daily Journal for an article on the Ninth Circuit’s affirmation of a verdict that found Pharrell Williams’ and Robin Thicke’s song “Blurred ...


03.12.18

Patent-Eligibility Decisions Lead to More Questions, Attorneys Say

Manatt’s Irah Donner, a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice, was quoted by Law360 in an article discussing a recent patent-eligibility case.The publication explained that the Federal Circuit recently upheld patents that they found do not claim patent-ineligible abstract ...