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09.07.16

States That Undermined ACA Now Face Additional Challenges

The Los Angeles Times quoted Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about critics of the Affordable Care Act who have redoubled claims that the health law isn’t working. Many of those same critics, the publication says, are politicians who took steps over the last ...


08.29.16

Manatt Digital Launching Esports Startup Launchpad Contest

Manatt Digital is sponsoring the Esports Startup Launchpad contest as part of Naruscope’s Esports & Casino Resorts conference at the SLS Las Vegas Casino and Resort on October 25 and 26, 2016. Entries must be submitted no later than October 4, 2016.   Designed to explore what ...


08.25.16

Pingtan Marine Enterprises Secures Dismissal of Class Action

A multi-disciplinary litigation team led by Manatt partners Ron Blum and Yuri Mikulka secured a victory for Pingtan Marine Enterprises (PME), the second largest fishing and marine company in China, in a securities class action filed in the Southern District of New York. The district court ...


08.24.16

Online Lending Comes with Increased Scrutiny for Banks

American Banker quoted Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, in an article about banks that decide to explore online lending in efforts to boost profits.Banks that enter this line of business, however, can expect heightened scrutiny ...


08.23.16

Recognized Among LA’s Most Influential

In their inaugural edition of “The LA 500: The Most Influential People in Los Angeles,” the Los Angeles Business Journal celebrated Manatt’s Kathleen Brown, George Kieffer and Lisa Specht among a list of leaders from the worlds of entertainment and sports, technology, banking and ...


08.21.16

Bank-Startup Partnerships Face Increased Regulation

The Wall Street Journal interviewed Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, for an article about the FDIC’s proposed guidelines to increase supervisory attention for banks that partner with third-party firms to make loans, such as ...


08.18.16

Working to Improve Medi-Cal

The California Health Care Foundation Blog featured Manatt Health’s report, “Moving Medi-Cal Forward on the Path to Delivery System Transformation,” in an article that recapped a CHCF-hosted briefing on the future of Medi-Cal. The blog reported that over 500 people tuned into the ...


08.18.16

Marin County Victorious in Pension Spiking Dispute

Law360 covered Manatt’s appellate victory on behalf of Marin County Employees’ Retirement Association and the Marin County Employees’ Retirement Association Board of Retirement, for which the firm helped secure a favorable decision in a dispute over “pension spiking.” ...


08.17.16

Cooke, Mikulka Among Top CA Intellectual Property Attorneys

The Daily Journal has named Manatt’s Michelle Cooke and Yuri Mikulka, partners in the firm’s intellectual property practice, as two of the top intellectual property attorneys in California for 2016. Each year, the “Top Intellectual Property Attorneys” list features ...


08.17.16

ACA Tweaks Needed as Insurers Take Financial Hits

Bloomberg quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about the challenges facing the Affordable Care Act as the four biggest U.S. health insurers admit they are each losing hundreds of millions of dollars on the plans.Ario said enrollment is probably ...