Companies have never been more vulnerable to environmental and toxic tort litigation. Thanks to the Internet, even the most localized cleanup effort can become global news within minutes. The ability of potential victims to network has given rise to even more class actions. Companies are facing ...
Legacy is important. It demonstrates what you valued during your lifetime—not only the wealth you accumulated but also what was important to you and what you wanted to pass on to future generations. Estate planning is more than just drafting legal documents and analyzing tax issues: it is ...
Manatt’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice provides advice and services on a broad range of matters. Given the complex and interdisciplinary nature of the laws and regulations governing executive compensation and employee benefits (including tax laws, securities laws and ...
With increased incentives for whistleblowers and the possibility of obtaining treble damages, businesses, particularly pharmaceutical, medical device and other health care and life sciences companies, are increasingly finding themselves under investigation or in litigation for alleged violations of ...
With national elections centering on partisan gridlock and discontent with the old ways of doing business in Washington, lobbying and policy advocacy are undergoing dramatic changes. In today’s environment of hyperscrutinized decisions and actions, unprecedented partisan standoffs, and social ...
Our film, TV and digital content practice provides both transactional and litigation services to studios, networks, telecommunications companies, production and distribution companies, banks, funds and other investors.
Inconsistent and uncertain regulatory environments in an evolving borderless world economy pose enormous challenges to banking and financial services companies. Around the globe, plaintiffs’ counsel and regulators are targeting the financial services industry with consumer protection claims, ...
Disruptive change continues to remake the financial industry, feeding an appetite for creative transactions involving both traditional banking entities and emerging fintech companies. The convergence of these two sectors has created a lively market for companies seeking partners who can help fill ...
In just a few years the fintech industry has become a multibillion-dollar global alternative lending sector. Loans that are originated are either sold to individual investors or sold as whole loans to institutions—essentially a form of debt crowdfunding.