Articles

02.06.24

Let’s Party: Federal Courts and the Party Presentation Doctrine

In their latest Daily Journal column, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz, Litigation Counsel Benjamin Strauss and Litigation Associate Patrice Ruane discussed the party presentation doctrine, including when courts can contribute to shaping the issues they will decide and what happens when they ...


02.06.24

Don’t Forget to Cite Check Your Generative AI Research

Benjamin Strauss and David Boyadzhyan wrote an article on how legal professionals can properly and effectively utilize generative AI to assist with their work. 


09.05.23

Apostrophic Apotheosis: Whose fees are they, anyway?

Benjamin Shatz and Benjamin Strauss wrote a column for Daily Journal about a judge’s footnote questioning the proper placement of an apostrophe and whether the phrase should be: “attorney fees,” “attorneys fees,” “attorney’s fees” or ...


05.02.23

Not All Judges Have an Affection for Amici

Benjamin Shatz and Associate Benjamin Strauss motions for leave to file amicus briefs in the federal courts of appeals, and detailed what to expect if a party withholds consent or even opposes such a motion.  


02.07.23

2022’s Top Federal Appellate Practice Cases

In their most recent article for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz and Associate Benjamin Strauss review key federal appellate practice cases from 2022.  In the article, Shatz and Strauss discuss 2022’s most noteworthy federal appellate practice cases, including ...


11.01.22

Dead Party, Dead Appeal

In their most recent column for Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz and Associate Benjamin Strauss discussed what happens when you combine death and appeals, and the consequences an unexpected death may have on a pending appeal.  Shatz and Strauss examined California ...


09.06.22

Dicta ain’t necessarily so

In their latest column for the Daily Journal, Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz and Associate Benjamin Strauss examined the Ninth Circuit’s four-year debate on what constitutes a holding and the resulting shift from the narrow “necessity model” to the broad ...