In The News

12.07.16

Community Banks Can Benefit From Fintech Partnerships

American Banker interviewed Manatt’s Craig Miller, co-chair of the firm’s financial services practice, for an article about how smaller community banks can benefit from partnerships with fintech companies.“They’re not likely to be sponsoring startup incubators like the big ...


10.06.16

Natarelli Selected as “Best in the Business” by Illinois Mortgage Bankers’ Association

The Illinois Mortgage Bankers’ Association, the nation’s oldest state trade organization for mortgage bankers, awarded Manatt’s Brett Natarelli, a partner in the firm’s consumer financial services practice, the “Best in the Business” for Other Industry Service ...


07.13.16

Congress Seeks Education Before Marketplace Lending Regulation

Crowdfund Insider interviewed Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, for an article about the subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit’s educational hearing on Fintech and Marketplace Lending.“There ...


06.28.16

Repairing a Reputation After Borrowing Scandal

The Financial Times quoted Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, for an article about fintech company Lending Club’s attempts to restructure. The restructure comes after Lending Club’s founder abruptly departed the ...


06.21.16

Online Lenders Offer Bonds Backed by Personal Loans

The International Financing Review quoted Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, for an article about an online lender’s successful debut rated bond issue backed by personal loans. “Having an investment in the loans, and ...


05.27.16

Manatt Practices Recognized in Chambers USA 2016

Manatt has been recognized as a top-ranked law firm by Chambers USA. The rankings highlight ten practices and 25 lawyers in the 2016 list of America’s leading lawyers for business, in addition to being recognized as a noted firm in the areas of Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance ...


04.25.16

Goldman Sachs Begins Online Lending Efforts

The Financial Times interviewed Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, for an article about Goldman Sachs partner Harit Talwar's venture into online lending. The effort, known internally as "Mosaic," has driven a series of high-level hires from ...


04.25.16

Gottlieb Joins Financial Services Litigation Practice

Manatt announced that preeminent consumer financial services lawyer Richard E. Gottlieb has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a litigation and government enforcement partner in its multidisciplinary Financial Services practice.


03.05.16

Did Marketplace Lending Grow Too Quickly?

American Banker interviewed Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s Capital Markets practice, for an article about Prosper, a marketplace lending company that is in the process of laying off 22% of its workforce.   “They're built to scale,” said Korn. “If scaling is being ...


02.17.16

Online Lenders Fear Potential Impact of Scalia's Death

American Banker quoted Manatt's Brian Korn, a partner in the firm's Capital Markets practice, in an article about the banking industry's new fears following Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death.American Banker reports that marketplace lenders have been waiting for the court to ...