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12.22.16

How Lending and Crowdfunding Have Transformed in 2016

CrowdFundBeat covered a presentation given by Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the digital finance and marketplace lending practice, at the FinTech Revolution event in New York City. Korn spoke about the changes in the U.S. legal landscape as they relate to fintech.After explaining the ...


12.20.16

CA Supreme Court Models Policies After Federal Court

The Daily Journal quoted Manatt’s Ben Shatz, co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice, for an article about the California Supreme Court’s new policies and procedures that bear similarities to those commonly associated with federal courts.“There is no question that Justice ...


12.15.16

L-3 Applied Technologies Wins in Fourth Circuit

Law360 covered Manatt’s representation of L-3 Applied Technologies in a victory in the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Ben Chew, a partner in the firm’s litigation practice, led a team that convinced the Fourth Circuit judges that the lower court had improperly dismissed ...


12.15.16

Traditional Bank Financing in Real Estate Slowed in 2016

Law360 interviewed Manatt’s Tom Muller, co-chair of the firm’s real estate practice, for a review of trends in the 2016 real estate market. The first issue listed by the publication was financing woes: although deal activity remained strong, commercial real estate firms did encounter ...


12.13.16

Heritage Oaks Bancorp Sells for $482M

American Banker covered Manatt’s representation of Heritage Oaks Bancorp in its sale to Pacific Premier Bancorp. The Manatt deal team was led by Jordan Hamburger, a partner in the firm’s corporate and finance practice.Pacific Premier paid $482 million for the $2 billion-asset Heritage ...


12.13.16

Immediate ACA Repeal Would Jeopardize Coverage for Millions

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the anticipated changes to healthcare in the United States that a Republican Congress and the Trump administration have been discussing for 2017.“If Congress wants to get rid of this ...


12.12.16

Weighing Potential Pros and Cons of Medicaid Block Grants

Health Plan Week interviewed Manatt’s Deborah Bachrach, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article on Medicaid’s potential move to block grants. While Medicaid is a federal entitlement program through which state funding is matched with federal dollars, block grants would be an ...


12.07.16

AK’s Draft 1332 Waiver Strikes a Balance

Inside Health Reform interviewed Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about Alaska’s draft ACA 1332 waiver designed to stabilize the state’s health insurance market.Ario told Inside Health Reform that the Obama administration wanted to make ...


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 ...


12.05.16

Dakota Access Refusal Looms Large for Future Energy Projects

Law360 interviewed Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article about the Obama administration’s recent refusal to grant permission to finish work on the highly publicized pipeline project in North Dakota. The publication reports that the Native ...