Amid California’s water crisis, Manatt submitted a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board on opportunities for new desalination plants.

The Levine Act prohibits “officers” of any state or local government agency who have received a contribution of $250 or more from an applicant or affiliated party from voting on the applicant’s matter—whether it be a contract, a permit or other entitlement—if the ...

On April 6, 2020, the Judicial Council of California (Council) adopted a court rule that tolled statutes of limitations for all civil causes of action until 90 days after the Governor declares that the state of emergency is lifted.

The Judicial Council of California has adopted emergency regulations giving would-be plaintiffs and petitioners significantly more time to file civil lawsuits, including those challenging public agency certifications and approvals made pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Land use partner Susan Hori and associate Jennifer Lynch authored an article for Daily Journal on California’s Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (Senate Bill 330), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. In the article, Hori and Lynch discuss how this complex new law will significantly change how ...

In 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the first of three key decisions interpreting the phrase "waters of the U.S." to define the scope of federal permitting jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Thirty years, three Supreme Court decisions, and one million comments later, the U.S. Army Corps ...

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 represented Toll Brothers, Inc. in securing land use entitlements for the Victoria Boulevard Apartments, a 306-unit multifamily project in Dana Point, CA.

Manatt received top rankings in the Legal 500 United States 2024 guide recognizing leading attorneys and practices across the nation.

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 Land Use Partner Susan K. Hori will speak on a panel titled, “The Journey: Women in Real Estate” at the Urban Land Institute’s 4th Annual Women’s Leadership Initiative Internship Event in Tustin, CA on March 12, 2024.This discussion forum is specifically ...

Land use partner Susan Hori will speak on a webinar titled “Bridging Housing Attainability, Affordability & Community Goals,” hosted by The Concord Group and the Orange County Council of Governments, as part of a webinar series titled Housing Orange County.

On January 18, land use partners Susan Hori and David Smith will both speak at UCLA Extension’s 33rd Annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference, which Mr. Smith co-chairs.

Manatt is pleased to participate in the Building Industry Legal Defense (BILD) Foundation’s Annual Sponsorship for 2017.