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07.11.17

Ario Discusses Decline in Insurer Applications Under ACA

MedPage Today interviewed Joel Ario, managing director with Manatt Health, to discuss the declining rate of insurers filing initial applications under the Affordable Care Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported that 141 qualified health plan insurers filed applications ...


07.11.17

Esquire Financial Holdings Completes Initial Public Offering

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s representation of Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP, the sole underwriter for Esquire Financial Holdings Inc.’s initial public offering. The Manatt team was led by Craig Miller, a partner in the firm’s financial services transactions ...


07.11.17

Former U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian Joins Manatt in New York

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today announced that Richard S. Hartunian, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, will join the firm’s Manhattan and Albany offices as a partner in the corporate investigations and white collar defense practice in August 2017.


07.10.17

Ario Predicts Likelihood of Affordable Care Act Repeal in Senate

Law360 included Joel Ario, managing director with Manatt Health, in an article interviewing 11 thought leaders in the healthcare space on whether or not the Affordable Care Act repeal bill will pass. Ario stated that the Senate bill would not pass due to key Senate moderates appearing ...


07.10.17

Family Gets Day in Court to Recover Nazi-Confiscated Art

The Los Angeles Times covered the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit’s decision in favor of the heirs of a Jewish family whose great-grandmother had been forced by the Nazis into “selling” a painting by the renowned Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. Manatt filed an amicus ...


07.05.17

Deposits Becoming a Bigger Aspect of Bank M&A

American Banker interviewed Manatt's Craig Miller, a partner in the firm's financial services practices, about the mergers and acquisitions trends he’s seeing so far this year.   As American Banker reports, deposits are becoming a more important aspect of bank M&A. The ...


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.


06.29.17

BCRA Provisions Would Put States on Medicaid Spending Curve

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article on how the Senate Republican bill to repeal and replace the ACA would affect states’ Medicaid funding.   As reported by Modern Healthcare, the Better Care Reconciliation Act ...


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 ...


06.26.17

States to Face Intense Fiscal Pressure Under Senate Health Bill

CNN Money quoted Manatt’s Jocelyn Guyer, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the far-reaching effects that the new healthcare bill would have on Medicaid.   As CNN Money reports, one aspect of the bill is to allow states to receive a lump sum, known as a block ...