92 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Guide
92 Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey.
In addition to the main list, four attorneys were named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers: (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law) in Los Angeles; (Health Care Law) in Los Angeles; (Administrative / Regulatory Law) in Albany; and (Bet-the-Company Litigation) in Boston.
58 Manatt attorneys were also named to Best Lawyers’ 2026 “Ones to Watch” list. See that list .
Albany, NY
—Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice; Health Care Law
—Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Contracts; Government Relations Practice
Boston, MA
—Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
—Health Care Law
—Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Individuals; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
—Bet-the-Company Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
—Health Care Law
Chicago, IL
—Health Care Law
—Health Care Law
—Health Care Law
Costa Mesa, CA
—Real Estate Law
—Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
—Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
— Land Use and Zoning Law
—Banking and Finance Law
Los Angeles, CA
—Real Estate Law
—Copyright Law
—Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
— Appellate Practice; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate
—Advertising Law
—Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law - Music
—Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
—Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
—Health Care Law
—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
—Insurance Law
—Entertainment Law - Music
—Land Use and Zoning Law
—Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
—Tax Law
—Real Estate Law
—Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law - Music
—Land Use and Zoning Law; Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
—Commercial Litigation
—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
—Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
—Appellate Practice; Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
—Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
—Appellate Practice
—Commercial Litigation
—Energy Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
—Real Estate Law
—Entertainment Law - Music
—Appellate Practice; Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
—Commercial Litigation
—Banking and Finance Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
—Advertising Law
—Commercial Litigation
—Litigation - Real Estate
—Health Care Law
—Litigation - Labor and Employment
—Commercial Litigation
—Appellate Practice
—Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Utilities Law
—Real Estate Law
—Litigation - Real Estate
—Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
—Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
—Health Care Law
—Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
—Litigation - Intellectual Property
New York, NY
—Health Care Law
—Health Care Law
—Health Care Law
—Entertainment Law - Music
—Health Care Law
—Advertising Law
—Real Estate Law
—Health Care Law
—Advertising Law; Copyright Law
—Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
—Health Care Law
—Health Care Law
—Health Care Law
—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
—Advertising Law; Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Redwood City, CA
—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
San Diego, CA
—Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Finance Law
San Francisco, CA
—Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
—Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
—Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
—Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
—Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
—Real Estate Law
—Land Use and Zoning Law
—Commercial Litigation
Washington, DC
—Real Estate Law
—Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
—Health Care Law
