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2022–2023 State Budget Update

California legislators have passed a 2022–23 spending proposal. This year’s budget measure, Senate Bill 154, totals over 1,000 pages.

The Founder's Opportunity: What Do I Want My Company to Be When It Grows Up?

In his latest Entrepreneur column, Manatt Digital and Technology Managing Director Kalon Gutierrez discussed the importance of building a roadmap for startup companies that is aligned with founders@ future personal and professional objectives. Gutierrez noted that, just as parents conjure up archetypes for their children, entrepreneurs may have a skewed vision for their enterprises and long...

Climate Change Risk and Disclosure: A New Focus for SEC Enforcement

Manatt Investigations, Compliance and White Collar Defense Partner Jacqueline Wolff authored an article for Law Journal Newsletters@ Business Crimes Bulletin about the SEC@s renewed focus on ESG (environmental, social and governance) funds and how companies should engage in an assessment of their climate risks and communicate the status of their ESG goals to investors.@@As investors dedicate...

What Growth Companies Should Know About The Newly-Broken FTC Deadlock

The latest appointment to the Federal Trade Commission could lead to greater antitrust enforcement in industries that President Biden previously identified in his 2021 executive order regarding competition.

Antitrust, Federal Trade Commission, Mergers, Competition

Manatt Represents Gamelancer, Inc., in Its Sale to Wondr Gaming Corp.

A Manatt team represented Gamelancer, Inc., currently the largest online gaming platform on TikTok and Snapchat with more than 26.5 million followers, in its sale to Wondr Gaming Corp., a publicly traded entertainment company on the Canadian Securities Exchange.

Analysis of SEC’s and California Legislature’s Proposed Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Mandates

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a sweeping new disclosure requirement relating to registered companies’ climate-related information.

Calif. Mileage Limits Won't Solve Housing, Climate Problems

Manatt Land Use Partner David Smith authored an article for Law360 on how vehicle miles traveled (VMT) regulations in California are failing to reduce the state@s carbon emissions and are harming lower-class and middle-class workers who must drive to earn their paycheck. Smith discussed how policymakers are not funding alternative modes of transit at a meaningful scale @as VMT is being imposed...

Climate Change, Land Use

CEQA to Project Proponents: ‘Why Can’t You Do Solar?’

A mammoth case out of Lake Tahoe affirms a new environmental review obligation for project proponents: Why can’t you do solar?

Accelerating and Enhancing Behavioral Health Integration Through Digitally Enabled Care

The United States is in the midst of a decades-long behavioral health crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor Hochul Delivers First State of the State Address for New York

On January 5, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address, outlining in broad strokes her policy and fiscal agenda for the upcoming year.