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12.10.12

GlobeSt.com Features Manatt Real Estate Co-Chair in Capital-Gains Tax Article

GlobeSt.com featured Manatt's Tom Muller, co-chair of the firm's Real Estate & Land Use Practice, in an article focusing on the expiring capital-gains tax. The publication turned to Muller for insight into the steps investors should take before rates go up in 2013.GlobeSt.com reports ...


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 ...


11.01.12

Manatt Real Estate Co-Chair Featured in Western Real Estate Business

Manatt's Tom Muller, co-chair of the firm's Real Estate & Land Use Practice, spoke to Western Real Estate Business for a special Q&A article that focused on Muller's insights and deep legal understanding of the commercial real estate industry.When asked how the field has ...


08.17.12

GlobeSt.com Turns to Manatt Real Estate Partner on High Demand for Receivers

GlobeSt.com turned to Manatt's Harvey Rochman, a partner in the firm's Real Estate & Land Use Practice, for insight into the increasingly high demand for receivers, or those who are entrusted to preserve a property when the owner has been temporarily or permanently removed.GlobeSt.com ...


07.24.12

GlobeSt.com Speaks with Manatt Partner on Financing Sustainable Retrofits

GlobeSt.com Speaks with Manatt Partner on Financing Sustainable Retrofits"Financing Options Exist for Sustainable Retrofits"GlobeSt.comJuly 24, 2012 - GlobeSt.com spoke to Manatt's Michael Polentz, co-chair of the firm's Real Estate & Land Use Practice, about how existing commercial buildings ...


06.07.12

Manatt Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2012 Guide

Chambers USA announced today that it has named 19 Manatt lawyers and 10 of the firm’s practices in its 2012 list of the country’s best lawyers and law firms.Each year, Chambers USA identifies and ranks leading lawyers for business in the United States based on in-depth, objective ...


05.30.12

The Legal 500 Recognizes Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has garnered six national practice area rankings in the newly released 2012 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Two Manatt partners, Robert D. Belfort and Linda A. Goldstein, were also recognized as “Leading Lawyers” in their areas. To compile the ...


05.24.12

GlobeSt.com Turns to Manatt Partner on Silicon Valley Leasing Uptick

GlobeSt.com looked to Manatt’s Michael Polentz, co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Land Use Practice, for insight into the dramatic leasing activity in the Silicon Valley, which hasn’t been seen since the dot-com era.GlobeSt.com reports that Silicon Valley’s status ...


02.27.12

A New Wave of Loan Maturities Expected in 2012

GlobeSt.com interviewed Manatt’s Tom Muller, co-chair of the firm’s real estate and land us practice, for an article on why 2012 is expected to bring a new wave of defaults on commercial real estate loans.   Whether the lenders will be willing or able to refinance these loans is ...


01.04.12

Why Credit Ratings Are Drawing Criticism

GlobeSt.com interviewed Manatt’s Tom Muller, co-chair of the firm’s real estate and land us practice, for an article on the criticism that credit ratings have drawn lately with regard to their role in the financial system.   Muller told the publication that ratings agencies came ...