In The News

12.06.17

DOJ Revises Anti-Bribery Enforcement Policies

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt’s Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm’s corporate investigations and white collar defense practice, on revisions to the Justice Department’s enforcement policy on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The publication explained that these revisions could ...


12.05.17

Variety’s 2017 Key Dealmakers List Includes Yen

In its 2017 “Dealmakers Impact Report,” Variety recognized Manatt team Lindsay Conner and Sophia Yen as key players driving the most significant deals in the entertainment business. Each year, Variety identifies the most prominent Hollywood dealmakers in its prestigious annual list, ...


12.01.17

Industry Leaders Share Insights on Closing Hollywood-China Deals

Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, was quoted in The Hollywood Reporter in an article that featured advice from the industry’s top dealmakers on closing entertainment deals between Hollywood and China. One key insight, according to ...


12.01.17

Legendary Smokey Robinson Signs With APA Agency

As reported by Variety, Manatt’s Eric Custer, a partner in the firm’s entertainment and media practice, advised Smokey Robinson in his recent signing with APA Agency, one of the largest diversified talent agencies in Los Angeles. APA will represent Robinson across all services ...


12.01.17

Dr. Phil’s Stage 29 Production Secures CBS Deal

Deadline covered Manatt’s representation of Stage 29 Productions in a CBS development deal for a new television show Class Action. Stage 29 was represented by Manatt’s Joseph Horacek, a counsel in the firm’s entertainment and media practice. Stage 29 Productions, run by Jay ...


11.30.17

How Sexual Harassment Allegations Can Cost Employers

The Associated Press quoted Manatt’s Deborah Kelly, a partner in the firm’s employment and labor practice, in an article examining how failure to address sexual harassment allegations can be costly for employers. Employees whose sexual harassment allegations have not been taken ...


11.29.17

Short-Term Health Plans Fall Short of ACA Standards

NBC News quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, in an article discussing the limitations of non-Affordable Care Act–compliant short-term health insurance plans. An Obama administration rule limited short-term health plan coverage to three months, the ...


11.27.17

Why China Invests in American Film, but Not TV

The Los Angeles Business Journal quoted Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, in an article that examines why China invests in American film more heavily than in American television. Over the past year, several deals between Hollywood’s ...


11.27.17

NY Democrats Eye 2020 Presidential Bid

Manatt’s Bruce Gyory, a senior advisor in the firm’s government and regulatory practice, was quoted by NY State of Politics for an article on New Yorkers who are looking toward the 2020 presidential election.   While the current president is the first New Yorker to sit in the ...


11.22.17

Sterling Bancorp Completes $180M IPO

Manatt represented Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP, an investment banking firm, as underwriter’s counsel in the IPO of Sterling Bancorp. The team was led by Craig Miller, co-chair of the firm’s financial services transactions practice, and was covered by ABL Advisor and ...