In a highly anticipated ruling, the California Supreme Court has held that employees may still have standing to sue for Labor Code violations in a representative capacity, even when their individual claims have been compelled to arbitration.

This week, California’s Supreme Court heard oral argument in Adolph v. Uber Technologies Inc., No. S274671, a case in which the Court is poised to decide whether it will, in effect, overrule part of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting workers’ rights under California’s ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed itself in a 2-to-1 opinion and largely struck down a California law that would have prohibited employers from imposing binding arbitration of employment disputes.

On September 15, 2021, a split Ninth Circuit panel ruled that certain portions of California’s Assembly Bill 51 (2019) were not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act, raising questions as to whether many employers’ current practices of implementing mandatory arbitration agreements ...

Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz explored a myriad of books and articles which provide insights into the legal field. 

In his latest column for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz discussed the importance of precision in word choice for lawyers. 

In his latest column for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz explored the user-friendly interface of the recently revamped appellate court website.   

In his latest column for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz discussed the critical impact of cyberattacks on courts.

Eighty-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey. 

Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2024 USA Guide across 18 categories with 42 individual rankings.

Manatt filed an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court over the denial of an immigrant visa to a U.S. citizen’s spouse.

Ten of Manatt’s professionals were named to various 2024 Law360 Editorial Boards, which provide insight on important legal issues to the publication’s team.

Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz will be a panelist in the session “The Supreme Court and Appellate Court Bias Prevention Committee: Why it Exists & Feedback from You” at the 2024 Litigation & Appellate Summit, April 26, 2024 in Long Beach, CA.

Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz will serve as the all-day moderator at the Pincus 9th Annual Advanced Appellate Seminar on February 9, 2024 in Sierra Madre / Pasadena, California

Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin G. Shatz will interview retired California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin during the “Bench Stories” program hosted by the Litigation Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, held virtually on March 3, 2023.

Manatt Appelate partner Benjamin G. Shatz will present a panel on "Appellate Oral Argument: Creating the Presentation, Weighing the Precedential Impact, Preparing for Rebuttal," for a Stafford webinar, Thursday, May 20.