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10.12.17

Power Plant Owners Remain Uncertain on Greenhouse Gas Rules

CNBC turned to Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy and environment practices, for comment on the uncertainty surrounding greenhouse gas rules for power plant owners.   The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a repeal of President Obama’s Clean Power ...


09.25.17

Manatt Health’s Cindy Mann Testifies at Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Graham-Cassidy

Discussion Sets the Stage for the Future of Healthcare Reform in 2017Manatt partner Cindy Mann, who has over 30 years of federal- and state-level experience in health policy, today testified in opposition to Graham-Cassidy at the United States Senate Committee on Finance’s hearing to consider ...


09.06.17

Peaceful ACA Hearing May Show Promise for Bipartisanship

Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, was quoted by Law360 on a recent Capitol Hill hearing where Republicans and Democrats spent several hours calmly and constructively discussing the Affordable Care Act.   According to the publication, this strikingly peaceful ...


08.01.17

Democrats Consider Primary Challenges to Gov. Cuomo

New York Democrats are considering primary bids to challenge Governor Andrew Cuomo, according to a State of Politics article that quoted Manatt’s Bruce Gyory, senior advisor in the firm’s government and regulatory practice.   “I don’t think [Cuomo would] run with ...


07.31.17

Brown, Kieffer, Specht Celebrated Among LA’s Most Influential

In its second annual edition of “The Los Angeles 500: The Most Influential People in Los Angeles,” the Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Manatt’s Kathleen Brown, George Kieffer and Lisa Specht among a list of the city’s leaders across entertainment, sports, technology, ...


07.27.17

Manatt Named to American Lawyer’s A-List Top 20

Manatt has been named to The American Lawyer’s “A-List” ranking of the top 20 law firms in the nation for 2017.   The A-List rankings, which The American Lawyer says include “the most elite law firms in America,” are based on results in five areas: revenue per ...


07.19.17

The Wall Street Journal Quotes Korn on National Fintech Licenses

The Wall Street Journal quoted Manatt's Brian Korn, co-chair of the firm’s financial services group, on acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika’s support of giving national licenses to financial-technology firms.   Noreika stated that the federal banking system ...


07.17.17

Gov. Brown Calls Cap and Trade ‘Most Important Vote’

Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, was quoted in an E&E News article that discussed California’s July 17 vote on a successor program for the state’s cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. Governor Jerry Brown called it “the most ...


07.05.17

Manatt's George Kieffer Elected Chair of University of California Board of Regents

George Kieffer, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, has been elected chair of the University of California Board of Regents.


06.27.17

Renewing Mayoral Control of NYC Schools Hits Brick Wall

Politico interviewed Manatt’s Bruce Gyory, a senior advisor in the firm’s government and regulatory practice, for an article on why renewing mayoral control of New York City schools has hit a brick wall.  Politico reports that at least part of the reason is that key officials ...