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11.17.12

LACBA Honors Manatt with Law Firm Legal Services to Veterans Award

The Los Angeles County Bar Association recognized Manatt's significant pro bono contributions to veterans by awarding the firm its Law Firm Legal Services to Veterans Award. A black tie ceremony, "Honoring America's Veterans," was held November 17, 2012, in downtown Los Angeles ...


07.24.12

Public Counsel Selects Manatt Partners as 2012 Pro Bono Honorees

Manatt partners Peter Duchesneau and Noel S. Cohen have been recognized as pro bono attorneys of the year by the Adoptions Unit of the Public Counsel Law Center, the nation's largest pro bono law firm. The award honors the partners' effective services on a complex adoption case. A reception ...


05.16.12

Manatt Coauthors Report on Social Security Access for the Homeless

Manatt Health partnered with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty to coauthor a report illustrating the barriers preventing homeless individuals from accessing Social Security benefits. The report, “Improving Access: Expanding Acceptable Medical Sources for the Social ...


10.17.11

Learning Rights Law Center Honors Manatt for Pro Bono Victory

Manatt received the Breaking Education Barriers Award from the Learning Rights Law Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education equity. CBS-Los Angeles reporter Randy Paige presented Manatt with the award at the Center’s Cause for Celebration event, held October 15 in Marina del ...


07.23.11

Firm Mourns the Passing of Founder Charles T. Manatt

Ambassador Charles T. Manatt, founder and co-chairman of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, passed away on July 22, 2011, at the age of 75. Over a storied 50-year career, Mr. Manatt mastered the business of politics and the politics of business. He was known throughout legal, business, political ...


06.15.11

Public Counsel Honors Manatt Associate for Pro Bono Work

Manatt’s Sirena Castillo, a litigation associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office, has been named one of Public Counsel Law Center’s Pro Bono Volunteers of the Year for 2011. She received the award at Public Counsel’s annual Pro Bono Awards reception on June 15, 2011, ...