In The News

04.11.17

A Budget Worth Waiting For

City & State New York interviewed Manatt’s Bruce Gyory, a senior advisor with the firm’s government and regulatory practice, in a segment about New York state’s newest budget.Gyory said that even after years of close-to-on-time budgets, a nine-day-late budget isn’t a ...


04.10.17

Waivers Could Help States Combat Rising Health Costs

Axios quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about what to watch for from states now that the GOP’s health bill has stalled. Waivers could help states get federal funds to combat insurance rate increases.“I'd venture to say that half ...


04.07.17

CA Cap-And-Trade May See More Challenges

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article about the status of California’s cap-and-trade program following a victory in a state appeals court. A Third Appellate District panel has found that auction revenues are not taxes under the ...


04.06.17

Cooke Ranked in Chambers Global for IP Law

Chambers Global has included Manatt's Michelle Cooke, co-chair of the firm's intellectual property practice, among the top intellectual property attorneys for 2017.This is Cooke’s second year to be ranked in Band 3 for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets ...


04.06.17

CU Bancorp Strikes Merger Agreement With PacWest

A Manatt team led by Barbara Polsky and Craig Miller, co-chairs of the firm’s financial services practice, represented CU Bancorp in the merger transaction with PacWest. The deal is valued at approximately $705 million.The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017, ...


04.05.17

States Test Loan Rate Caps

American Banker quoted Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, in an article about interest rate caps in the marketplace lending industry.In Colorado, the state has taken aggressive steps to enforce its 12% rate cap for consumer loans, ...


04.03.17

Discussion of Ninth Circuit Split Resurfaces

Law360 interviewed Manatt’s Ben Shatz, co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice, for an article about a renewed proposal to split apart the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.Critics have long set their sights on the Ninth Circuit—the largest by geographic span, ...


04.03.17

OCC Fintech Charter Tough on Financial Inclusion

American Banker quoted Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, in an article about the financial inclusion rules in the OCC’s fintech charter.“Most bank charters have [Community Reinvestment Act] compliance as a secondary ...


04.03.17

States May Follow KY’s Example on Medicaid Waivers

The Hill Extra quoted Manatt’s Patricia Boozang, a senior managing director with Manatt Health, in an article about Kentucky’s pending Medicaid waiver.“You already have other states saying work requirements are important. You’ll see if Kentucky gets an approval, there are ...


03.31.17

Democrats, Republicans Both Predict Higher Health Plan Prices

The Oak Ridge Observer quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about what to expect in the aftermath of the Republican healthcare bill’s failure.“There will be higher prices, and likely some places that won't have qualified health ...