Kathleen L. Brown

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Speaking Engagements

Panelist, “Post Election Political Overview and the Potential Impact on Investment,” ACG 2017 West Coast M&A Conference, March 2, 2017.

Speaker, “Public-Private Partnerships: Building Our Great City Together,” Getty House, Engage L.A., June 3, 2016.

Moderator, “Financing Resilient Infrastructure,” 2014 VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference & Expo, January 27, 2014.

Moderator, “The Promise of an Interstate, Multi-Modal Regional Network—The High Desert Corridor,” 2014 VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference & Expo, January 27, 2014.

Panelist, "Effective Government Responsive Leadership," The Milken Institute Summit, November 21, 2013.

Honors & Awards

Lawyer of the Year: Administrative / Regulatory Law, The Best Lawyers in America 2025

Pasadena Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine, 2023

The Best Lawyers in America, 2021–2025

“The Los Angeles 500 Most Influential People,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2016–2023

Crystal Eagle Award for Public Service, Coro Southern California, 46th Annual Crystal Eagle Awards Gala, May 2021

Most Valuable State Official, City And State, 1993

“Breaking The Glass Ceiling Award,” Women Executives in State Government, 1994

“Lifetime Achievement Award,” Women in Public Finance, 2009

“Women To Watch In 2011,” Crain's Chicago

Memberships

Admitted to practice in California and New York (inactive)

Corporate Boards

Director, Sustainable Development Acquisition Corp (SDAC)

Director, Five Point Holdings

Former Director, Sempra Energy

Director, Stifel Financial Corp.

Former Director, Forestar Group

Former Director, Renew Financial

Non Profit Boards

Former Member, Advisory Council, Bill Lane Center for the American West

Member, Investment Committee, Annenberg Foundation

Former Chair, Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles

Advisory member, Stanford Center on Longevity

Member, The Trusteeship

Former Member, The California Endowment

Former Member, California State Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Former Member, Council on Foreign Relations

Former Member, 2024 LA Olympic Bid Committee

Former Member, National Park Foundation

Founding Director, Women's Foundation of California

Trustee, Santa Catalina School

08.15.24

87 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers Guide

Eighty-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading ...
08.15.24

Six Manatt Professionals Named Lawyers of the Year in Best Lawyers ...

Best Lawyers named six Manatt attorneys “Lawyer of the Year” for 2025 – James Walsh, Linda Moroney, Michael Berger, Kat...
06.03.24

Brown Recognized on Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2024 LA500 List

Manatt Government and Regulatory Partner Kathleen Brown was recognized for the ninth time on Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 list.
08.17.23

82 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers Guide

Eighty-two Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers eac...

10.21.15

Are Regulatory Delays Exacerbating Drought Conditions?

As we enter the fall season, substantial portions of California and the Pacific Northwest are experiencing extreme to exceptional drought ...

10.07.14

Like It or Not, Obamacare Is Reshaping the Healthcare Industry

As we approach the one-year anniversary of Obamacare's launch, the pundits continue to argue over whether or not it's working. Meanwhile, something ...

11.18.24

Manatt Submits Comments to State Water Board on Streamlining ...

Amid California’s water crisis, Manatt submitted a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board on opportunities for new desalination ...
05.11.20

LA County to Consider Responsible Banking Requirements Related to ...

On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will consider a “Responsible Banking” motion.
10.28.15

Are Regulatory Delays Exacerbating Drought Conditions?

As we enter the fall season, substantial portions of California and the Pacific Northwest are experiencing extreme to exceptional drought conditions.
10.22.14

Like It or Not, Obamacare Is Reshaping the Healthcare Industry

Ever since before the U.S. Supreme Court declared the ACA constitutional two years ago, healthcare executives have been busy re-creating their ...

04.27.21

Talking Politics, Climate Change and the Greening of DC and CA (and ...

With climate change policy at the center of the Biden-Harris agenda, what impacts and opportunities will we see during the next four years, ...

01.12.21

Talking Politics: California Goes to Washington

The ballots have been counted and are now final. In just a matter of weeks, on January 20, 2021, the new Biden-Harris administration will take ...

10.22.20

Talking Politics: Business & CA's Ballot Measures

As the 2020 election quickly approaches, Californians soon will be casting their votes—by mail or in person at the polls—both in ...

05.12.20

The Unique And Cutting Edge Issues Currently Facing the C-Suite and ...

As COVID-19 and its accompanying economic downturn continue to test businesses in new and challenging ways, companies are juggling the day-to-day ...

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