In The News

08.01.18

Office of Comptroller of the Currency Begins Accepting Fintech Charters

Manatt’s Brian Korn, a co-chair of the firm’s financial services group, was interviewed by Law360 for an article on the new Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s fintech charter.


06.21.18

Three Years After Revamp, Regulation A Offerings Remain Work in Progress

Manatt’s Brian Korn, co-chair of the firm’s financial services group, was quoted by Law360 for an article on new data surrounding Regulation A offerings.


06.04.18

Trends Are Emerging in the AR/VR Startup Industry

Manatt’s Scott Schwartz, a partner in the firm’s corporate and finance practice, was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio to discuss augmented reality and virtual reality startups.


03.26.18

Blackstreet Capital Holdings Acquires 100 Percent Stake in Cartesian, Inc.

MarketLine covered Manatt’s representation of Blackstreet Capital Holdings, LLC, in its acquisition of a 100 percent stake in Cartesian, Inc. Led by Alan Noskow, a partner in the firm’s corporate and finance practice, the team included Katherine Blair, co-chair of the firm’s ...


11.22.17

Sterling Bancorp Completes $180M IPO

Manatt represented Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP, an investment banking firm, as underwriter’s counsel in the IPO of Sterling Bancorp. The team was led by Craig Miller, co-chair of the firm’s financial services transactions practice, and was covered by ABL Advisor and ...


07.27.17

Manatt Named to American Lawyer’s A-List Top 20

Manatt has been named to The American Lawyer’s “A-List” ranking of the top 20 law firms in the nation for 2017.   The A-List rankings, which The American Lawyer says include “the most elite law firms in America,” are based on results in five areas: revenue per ...


07.26.17

SEC Finding on Digital Tokens Could Make Waves for Fintech

Manatt’s Brian Korn, co-chair of the firm's financial services group and chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, was quoted by Politico Pro in an article discussing a new SEC finding that could have major implications for the digital currency ...


07.11.17

Esquire Financial Holdings Completes Initial Public Offering

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s representation of Sandler O’Neill & Partners LP, the sole underwriter for Esquire Financial Holdings Inc.’s initial public offering. The Manatt team was led by Craig Miller, a partner in the firm’s financial services transactions ...


02.22.17

Capital Raising Law and Regulation Update

Crowdfund Beat covered Manatt partner Brian Korn’s speech on crowdfunding laws, rules and regulations at the Silicon Valley Crowdfunding Conference. Korn, who is chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, discussed the history of capital raising laws and a ...


02.21.17

First Foundation Launches At-the-Market Equity Offering Program

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s representation of the underwriting syndicate in First Foundation Inc.’s initiation of an $80 million "at-the-market" equity offering program. Manatt’s Craig Miller, co-chair of the firm’s financial services practice, and partner ...