Services

• Political Advertising

  Political campaigns have historically been reliant on advertising, but we’re now seeing unprecedented levels of political advertising activity in this country, applicable to national, state and local elections. While federal political advertising laws apply consistently to all political ...
  

• Privacy and Data Security

  Manatt’s multidisciplinary and global privacy and data security practice provides critical services at the intersection of corporate data and legal and operational risk.
  

• Private Equity and Buyout

  Manatt's private equity team represents funds, investors and portfolio companies in transactions ranging from billion-dollar acquisitions to middle-market deals. We work with private equity funds and their portfolio companies at all stages, from fund formation to investment to disposition in ...
  

• Private Wealth and Fiduciary Disputes

  Drawing on the decades of experience of our nationally recognized Estate Planning and Personal Representation practice, we understand these complex and often emotionally charged situations and provide a full scope of dispute resolution services to protect and defend our clients’ ...
  

• Pro Bono

  Our clients have great expectations, and so do we. We believe that everyone should have equal access to the justice system. Simply put, pro bono is part of our culture.
  

• Real Estate Litigation

  Litigation—whether it involves a purchase and sale contract, partnership agreement, commercial lease, property insurance policy, property tax assessment, design-build contract or title documents—is part of the real estate landscape. Typically beginning with a transaction of some sort, ...
  

• Real Estate Transactions and Finance

  The commercial real estate sector is driven by a diverse set of market trends, from the expansion of young tech firms to rising foreign investment and the evolving work/life preferences of a growing millennial workforce that will increasingly influence retail and office property development and ...
  

• Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

  In recent years, the popularity of special purpose acquisition companies has skyrocketed. These publicly traded companies, formed with the sole purpose of raising capital to acquire one or more unspecified businesses, provide a novel capital-raising alternative to initial public offerings.
  

• Tax

  Our lawyers counsel corporations, partnerships and individuals on a broad range of federal, state, local and international tax matters. They have considerable experience providing long-range business tax planning and analyzing the tax aspects of corporate transactions, from mergers and acquisitions ...
  

• TCPA Compliance and Class Action Defense

  As consumers increasingly rely on mobile devices for their everyday needs, advertisers and marketers need to reach them on their own turf—by calls or text messages. Before attempting to leverage mobile technology, companies need to know and understand the ground rules; specifically, the ...