The American Lawyer: Manatt’s Strategic Investments and Integrated Model Drive Historic 2025 Financial Performance

Manatt CEO and Managing Partner  was featured in The American Lawyer, where she highlighted the Firm’s 2025 strategic growth successes. In the article, Wilson emphasized how the Firm’s disciplined, long‑term strategy and continued investment in its people and technology are translating into rising net income and pushed Manatt past the $500 million gross revenue mark for the first time.

Wilson pointed to Manatt’s steady growth across several of its key practices—including white collar and civil litigation, health care, financial services, AI, privacy and data security, and corporate transactions—reflecting an ongoing dedication to expanding the Firm’s legal and consulting work focusing on the industries and issues most impacting clients. She discussed how this success is a culmination of the Firm’s five-year strategic plan set forth during her first term as CEO and Managing Partner.

Manatt maintains its unique legal and consulting model as a key driver of its success, enabling teams to deliver holistic legal and business insights to clients. Strategic investments in trial capabilities, consulting professionals and technology have strengthened the Firm’s position as a national powerhouse and trusted partner to clients navigating complex regulatory, financial and operational challenges.

Wilson also addressed how the Firm is continually strengthening artificial intelligence (AI) fluency throughout its platform, supporting clients as they face both increasing opportunities and risk, especially as AI converges across health care, financial services, entertainment and technology. “AI is a huge issue, and we’re guiding our clients with respect to the ramifications of that,” Wilson said.

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