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01.10.17

Ad Agencies May Look to Acquire Publishers in 2017

Advertising Age quoted Manatt’s Jesse Brody, a partner in the firm’s advertising, marketing and media practice, for an article about a possible new trend of agencies buying publishers following VaynerMedia’s acquisition of PureWow.Brody told Advertising Age that the industry ...


01.06.17

Trump to Select Four Ninth Circuit Judges

The Recorder interviewed Manatt’s Ben Shatz, co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice, for an article about the four vacancies in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that will greet President-elect Trump when he takes office.Shatz told the publication that he expects Trump ...


01.06.17

Manatt Included in Orchard’s Guide to Marketplace Lending

Orchard, a leading provider of technology and data to the online lending industry, has included Manatt in the latest version of its Lendscape graphic, which now includes law firms. Updated periodically, Orchard’s Lendscape aims to reflect the most current shape of the online lending ...


01.05.17

The Defend Trade Secrets Act: An Overview

Corporate Disputes Magazine interviewed Manatt’s Michelle Cooke, co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property practice, and Rebecca Torrey, a partner in the firm’s employment and labor practice, for a roundtable discussion of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), which was signed ...


01.04.17

UMG Defeats Allegations of Misappropriation of Blues Song

Law360 covered UMG Recordings Inc.’s victory against an alleged misappropriation of a blues musician’s song. UMG was represented by Manatt’s Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice and Maura Gierl, an associate in the same ...


01.04.17

Republican Plan for Subsidies Would Thin the Soup

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the possibility of modifying the Affordable Care Act rather than repealing and replacing it.In a repeal-and-replace scenario, one of the biggest clashes between the parties looms over the ...


01.03.17

Tuition-Free College Plan Could Boost Support for Cuomo

Politico interviewed Manatt’s Bruce Gyory, a senior advisor with the government and regulatory practice, for an article about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plans to introduce a proposal for tuition-free two-year college. The move will make a splash in state education policy and could ...


01.03.17

New CMS Leadership Could Terminate States’ Waivers

Modern Healthcare quoted Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about the future of states’ approved and pending waivers under the Trump administration. A standard provision in each waiver’s terms and conditions allows either a state or the CMS to ...


12.30.16

CA Supreme Court Justices Tend Toward Unanimous Votes

The Daily Journal interviewed Manatt’s Ben Shatz, co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice, for an article reviewing the past year in the California Supreme Court. The state Supreme Court decided major cases involving tort liability, labor and employment disputes, death penalty ...


12.27.16

What Indiana’s Health Policies Could Mean for the U.S.

NPR interviewed Manatt’s Cindy Mann, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article about Seema Verma’s Medicaid program in Indiana.Verma has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump as the new head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The publication suggests that ...