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07.28.21

Suennen Recognized as a Digital Health Power Player by Business Insider

Manatt Digital and Technology and Manatt Venture Fund Leader Lisa Suennen was named one of Business Insider’s nine digital health power players.In her profile, Suennen was noted for her work helping startups and large companies work better together. Business Insider also highlighted her ...


07.28.21

Reilly Named to Daily Journal’s 2021 “Top 40 Under 40” List

Manatt privacy and data security Partner Brandon Reilly has been named to Daily Journal’s 2021 “Top 40 Under 40” list, which celebrates lawyers in California under the age of 40 for their achievements each year.Reilly was recognized for helping CVS Health develop a CCPA ...


07.27.21

Manatt Represents CVB Financial Corp. in Its $204M Acquisition of Suncrest Bank

The merger will increase Citizens’ total assets to approximately $17 billion and will add scale and market share to improve Citizens Business Bank’s competitive advantage and operating leverage in the state.


07.21.21

Manatt’s East Coast Expansion Featured in The American Lawyer

The American Lawyer featured Manatt for its expansion on the East Coast—including the recent arrival of New York-based real estate Partner Ted Hunter—and how the firm’s hybridized model is attracting new talent.The publication reported that in the first half of 2021, the firm ...


07.16.21

Ario Quoted in Modern Healthcare on Section 1332 Waivers  

Joel Ario spoke with Modern Healthcare on the Biden administration’s plans to revise Obamacare marketplaces and the language around Section 1332 waivers in the market modernization proposed rule, which features a more explicit emphasis about improving health equity.


07.13.21

Manatt Strengthens National Real Estate Practice With Preeminent East Coast Partner

Ted Hunter’s successful experience guiding clients through complex commercial real estate deals nationwide expands firm’s East Coast real estate capabilitiesManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Ted Hunter ...


07.12.21

Pfister Quoted in Modern Healthcare on Safety-Net Hospitals Impacted by COVID’s Access to Low-Cost D

Helen Pfister was quoted in Modern Healthcare on safety-net hospitals potentially losing access to the popular 340B federal discount drug program due to fallout from the pandemic’s unprecedented impact on healthcare providers.


07.12.21

Spatz Quoted in MedPage Today on Biden’s Executive Order to Lower Drug Prices

Ian Spatz was quoted in MedPage Today on President Biden’s executive order aimed at improving competition in the prescription drug space.


07.12.21

Morin Quoted in Multiple Publications on Improving Access to Care for Cancer Patients

Alex Morin was quoted in HealthPayerIntelligence on a recent report conducted for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which investigated patient navigation and access to care in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.


07.12.21

Manatt Participates in Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Process

Manatt has joined more than 160 law firms in the Mansfield Rule 5.0 certification process, a program administered by Diversity Lab with the goal of boosting the representation of historically underrepresented lawyers in law firm leadership. According to Diversity Lab, “the Mansfield Rule has ...