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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 ...


07.11.17

Former U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian Joins Manatt in New York

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today announced that Richard S. Hartunian, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, will join the firm’s Manhattan and Albany offices as a partner in the corporate investigations and white collar defense practice in August 2017.


06.16.17

Key Ways Escobar Is Being Applied One Year Later

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm’s corporate investigations and white collar defense practice, for an article on how the Supreme Court’s decision in Universal Health Services v. Escobar has impacted False Claims Act litigation.   As the ...


06.02.17

Releasing Internal Investigative Findings Not Necessary

Corporate Counsel interviewed Manatt’s Deborah Kelly, a partner in the firm’s employment and labor practice, for an article about Uber’s internal investigation into allegations of sexism and sexual harassment at the company. As the investigation nears its end, the ride-hailing ...


05.19.17

Medicare Advantage Fraud Investigations Could Affect Insurance Models

Modern Healthcare interviewed Manatt’s Michael Kolber, a partner with Manatt Health, for an article on how insurers are likely to change the way they do business as the DOJ increases its focus on investigating alleged fraud in the Medicare Advantage program.   The publication reports ...


03.13.17

New Administration Dismisses U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara

Compliance Week quoted Ken Julian, co-chair of the firm’s corporate investigations and white collar practice, in an article about the high turnover of U.S. Attorneys since Attorney General Jeff Sessions took office. Terminations included U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who refused when Attorney ...


01.10.17

Following Mistrial, U.S. Attorney Will Retry Ex-L.A. Sheriff

The Los Angeles Times quoted Manatt’s Ken Julian, co-chair of the firm's corporate investigations and white collar defense practice, for an article about a retrial of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca for allegedly obstructing an FBI investigation into the county’s ...


11.01.16

U.S. News Ranks Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have included Manatt in nine Tier 1 national practice rankings and 25 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for the 2017 “Best Law Firms” guide. The firm has also been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Advertising Law and Entertainment Law ...


08.25.16

Pingtan Marine Enterprises Secures Dismissal of Class Action

A multi-disciplinary litigation team led by Manatt partners Ron Blum and Yuri Mikulka secured a victory for Pingtan Marine Enterprises (PME), the second largest fishing and marine company in China, in a securities class action filed in the Southern District of New York. The district court ...


04.06.16

DOJ Launches Pilot Program to Encourage Self-Reporting

Bloomberg BNA quoted Manatt's Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, for an article about the Justice Department's one-year pilot program designed to encourage companies to self-report violations of the Foreign Corrupt ...