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09.28.12

Manatt Healthcare Team Completes Aetna/Coventry Deal

A Manatt healthcare team comprised of partners Wendy Krasner, Mark Ustin and Bruce Wolff and associates Karen Lam and Emily Lee represented Aetna Inc. in its acquisition of heath insurer Coventry Health Inc. The team advised Aetna on Medicare and Medicaid managed care regulation.American ...


09.28.12

Associated Press Quotes Manatt Professional on Illinois’ Benchmark Health Plan

Associated Press Quotes Manatt Professional on Illinois' Benchmark Health Plan"Illinois Sets Benchmark for Health Coverage"Associated PressSeptember 28, 2012 - The Associated Press quoted Manatt's Ian Spatz, a senior advisor in the firm's Healthcare Division, on Illinois' recent approval of a Blue ...


09.24.12

Law360 Reports on Manatt's Intellectual Property Representation

Law360 Reports on Manatt's Intellectual Property Representation"Fuhu Targets Toys R Us Over Kids Tablet Trade Secrets"Law360September 24, 2012 - Manatt partners Ronald Katz, Robert Becker and Shawn Hansen, all of whom are in the firm's Intellectual Property Practice, are representing tech company ...


09.21.12

Barring Use of Plea Docs in Auto Lights Antitrust Trial

Law360 covered the latest update in a forthcoming trial against Manatt clients Eagle Eyes Traffic Industrial Co. Ltd. and E-Lite Automotive Inc., reporting that the defense has requested a federal judge exclude plea negotiation documents over accusations that the companies conspired to fix ...


09.16.12

Reuters Interviews Joel Ario on State Officials’ Predicament Surrounding Health Exchanges

Reuters Interviews Joel Ario on State Officials' Predicament Surrounding Health Exchanges"U.S. State Officials in Stealth Mode on Health Exchanges" ReutersSeptember 16, 2012 - Reuters interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, on the ...


09.12.12

Manatt Health Professional Discusses Reactions to Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule

Manatt Health Professional Discusses Reactions to Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule"CMS Rule on Use of Electronic Health Records Gets Mixed Reviews"The HospitalistSeptember 12, 2012 - Manatt's Brenda Pawlak, a director with Manatt Health Solutions, discussed with The Hospitalist the ...


09.06.12

Manatt Appellate Co-Chair Talks to Daily Journal on State Court’s Unanimity

Manatt Appellate Co-Chair Talks to Daily Journal on State Court's Unanimity"Research Shows the California Supreme Court is Unusually In Sync"Daily JournalSeptember 6, 2012 - Manatt's Benjamin Shatz, co-chair of the firm's Appellate Practice, spoke to the Daily Journal about the California Supreme ...


09.04.12

Manatt Expands Corporate Practice in New York

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced that H.H. Sean Wee has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice. Wee comes to Manatt from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP in New York.Wee has extensive experience representing investment banking clients in connection with ...


09.01.12

InsideCounsel Looks to Manatt Partner on Sarbanes-Oxley Act Provision

InsideCounsel Looks to Manatt Partner on Sarbanes-Oxley Act Provision"A SOX Provision That Could Blindside Your Company"InsideCounselSeptember 1, 2012— InsideCounsel looked to Manatt's Julian, Kenneth B., a partner in the firm's Litigation Division, for insight into the ...


08.28.12

Manatt IP Co-Chair Comments on Increasing Number of Patent Infringement Claims

Manatt IP Co-Chair Comments on Increasing Number of Patent Infringement Claims"In the Wake of Apple v. Samsung: Is Patent Litigation on the Rise?"CRNAugust 28, 2012 - Manatt's Robert Becker, co-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice, spoke to CRN about the uptick in patent infringement ...