In The News

04.01.16

Justice Mosk Retires From 2nd District Court of Appeal

The Daily Journal quoted Manatt's Benjamin Shatz, co-chair of the firm's Appellate practice, for an article about Justice Richard M. Mosk stepping down from the California Court of Appeal, 2nd District after 15 years of service. The judge's retirement was announced by a press release ...


03.10.16

State Supreme Court to Begin Online Video Broadcast

The Daily Journal interviewed Manatt's Benjamin Shatz, co-chair of the firm's Appellate practice, for an article about the Supreme Court of California's decision to regularly broadcast oral arguments live on the Internet as part of a push to open up the judicial branch to the ...


01.13.16

Class Certification Motion Defeated in TCPA Complaint

Manatt litigators, led by partner Robert H. Platt at trial and partner Benjamin G Shatz on appeal, secured a major victory for client Network Telephone Services, Inc. (NTS), on Jan. 12, 2016, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, against a plaintiff seeking to pursue a putative nationw


11.03.15

Tips on Federal Circuit Briefs

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Benjamin Shatz, co-chair of the firm's Appellate practice, for an article on the mistakes that attorneys make in intellectual property appeals at the Federal Circuit and how to avoid them.Patent appeals can easily become bogged down by highly technical details. ...


09.03.15

Groundbreaking Victory Secured in Ninth Circuit for Transgender Immigrants

An appellate team led by Manatt associate Andrea Bird, with support from the Public Law Center, secured a groundbreaking victory for transgender immigrants seeking relief from torture when the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit suspended the deportation of a transgender Mexican ...


08.17.15

Best Lawyers in America Includes 67 Manatt Attorneys for 2016

Best Lawyers has named 67 Manatt attorneys among its 2016 Best Lawyers in America. The annual list of leading lawyers is based on a rigorous national peer-review survey involving more than five million evaluations.In addition, four firm partners were honored as “Lawyer of the Year” ...


03.24.15

Plagiarism in Court Filings Attracts Judicial Scrutiny

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Benjamin Shatz, co-chair of the firm's Appellate practice, for an article on how lawyers wade into dangerous ethical waters when they fail to properly cite sources in filings.Law360 reports that lawyers who borrow freely from other people's work in court ...


10.31.14

Manatt Appellate Co-Chair Quoted by Daily Journal on Calif. Supreme Court Nominee Mariano-Florentino

Manatt's Benjamin Shatz, co-chair of the firm's Appellate practice, was interviewed by the Daily Journal for an article on California Supreme Court nominee Mariano-Florentino Cueller.The Daily Journal reports that the Stanford Law School professor is up for confirmation to a 12-year term on ...


09.19.14

Daily Journal Talks to Manatt Appellate Co-Chair on County Bar Associations' Proposal for Draft Opin

The Daily Journal interviewed Manatt's Benjamin Shatz, co-chair of the firm's Appellate practice, for an article on the debate over whether state appellate justices ought to be required to enter tentative opinions prior to oral arguments.The Daily Journal reports that appellate ...


08.18.14

Best Lawyers Recognizes 62 Manatt Lawyers for 2015

The Best Lawyers in America selected 62 Manatt attorneys for inclusion in its list of America's leading lawyers for 2015. The annual list of leading attorneys is based entirely on a rigorous national peer-review survey involving more than 5.5 million evaluations.Representing a broad ...