About Manatt
Manatt is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. We are keenly focused on specific industry sectors, providing legal and consulting capabilities at the very highest levels to achieve our clients’ business objectives.
Our groundbreaking approach—bringing together legal services, advocacy and business strategy—differentiates us from our competitors and positions us to provide a unique and compelling value proposition. We strive to be essential to our clients.
From our roots in banking, entertainment and government, we work with clients from industries as diverse as health care, financial services, media, technology, retail and consumer products, real estate, and energy. Our practice mix and deep understanding of the industries that drive the U.S. and global economies benefit clients as we resolve complex and potentially enterprise-threatening disputes.
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Manatt Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is proud to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Since the Firm's founding in Van Nuys, California, in 1965, we have exceedingly expanded into a variety of practice areas and have grown to become a legal and consulting powerhouse with deep ties across the country.
Manatt Represents Mooncake Labs in Strategic Acquisition by Databricks
A Manatt team led by Venture Capital / Emerging Companies Partner Tom Michael represented Mooncake Labs in its strategic acquisition by Databricks.
The team supported the integration of Mooncake’s innovative technology and talent to accelerate Databricks’ vision for both Lakehouse and Lakebase. Mooncake Labs, renowned for its pioneering work in data infrastructure and developer tools, joins Databricks to help advance unified data management and AI-driven analytics for organizations around the globe.
The Manatt team also included Partners John J. Heber and Eric Bergner; Counsel Bill Broome; Attorney Burak Ahmed; and Associates Lucille M. White, Tia Thevenin, Melanie E. DeFiore and Catherine K. Larson.
To learn more about this deal, please click here.
Manatt Supports Formation and Launch of Unified Youth Through Significant Pro Bono Contributions
Manatt was proud to support the formation and launch of Unified Youth, a nonprofit focused on bringing arts, creativity, imagination and play to the center of youth mental wellbeing. Unified Youth, which is a fully independent 501(c)3 organization, recently debuted The Wonder Fund, a first-of-its-kind national investment linking creativity and youth behavioral health.
“The concept for Unified Youth grew out of our passion for creating positive impact in our communities and investing in the next generation of leaders, so it was natural for us to lean into our strengths and differentiators across the industries in which we work, including health care, entertainment and technology, in order to bring the organization to life,” said Manatt CEO and Managing Partner Donna Wilson. “Working on this vision as pro bono counsel and a financial supporter since inception, Manatt is honored to continue its support of Unified Youth and its visionary leaders as it deepens community partnerships to ensure that youth mental well-being is not only addressed, but actively fostered using creativity, imagination and play.”
Originally incubated at Manatt, Unified Youth is born of the Firm’s deep experience in health care, entertainment and digital media, as well as the Firm’s commitment to uplifting and investing in the next generation of leaders. Through financial and pro bono support, Manatt has been an essential partner for Unified Youth throughout its ideation, formation and launch, including having several Firm professionals serving as members of its Founding Board. Manatt Health Leader Bill Bernstein is the Chairperson of Unified Youth’s Board of Directors, and other board members include Manatt Entertainment Leader Jordan Bromley, Senior Managing Director Jocelyn Guyer and Partner Cindy Mann.
Learn more about Unified Youth here and The Wonder Fund here.
