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11.02.23

Manatt Once Again Receives Top Rankings by Best Lawyers

Manatt’s national and local practices once again received top rankings in the 2024 Best Law Firms Guide by Best Lawyers.


09.08.23

Lawdragon Names 13 Manatt Attorneys to 2024 500 Leading Litigators in America List

Thirteen Manatt attorneys were named to Lawdragon’s 2024 list of the 500 Leading Litigators in America, which recognizes the trial attorneys who represent some of the most powerful entities in the country and have achieved impressive victories in the courtroom. 


08.22.23

Manatt Represents Jay Gruska in the Sale of Royalties for Supernatural and Charmed

A Manatt team led by Senior Entertainment Partner Gary Gilbert represented top television composer Jay Gruska in the eight-figure sale of royalties for his hit shows Supernatural and Charmed to Vagabonds LLC.


06.20.23

Bach Quoted in VentureBeat Article on New Generative AI Tool

Nathaniel Bach was quoted in a VentureBeat article on a new generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tool that creates royalty-free stock images from a written prompt based on both licensed and open-source material.  


06.01.23

Manatt Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023

Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2023 USA Guide.


05.26.23

Moses Quoted in Puck News About Force Majeure Strategy in the Hollywood Writers’ Strike

Sarah Moses was quoted in a Puck article discussing how force majeure issues may affect the Hollywood writers’ strike and how they are playing into the strife between strikers and studios.  


10.05.22

Manatt Recognized by Benchmark Litigation

Manatt has received a Tier 2 ranking in the 2023 Benchmark Litigation report for Entertainment Litigation category. In addition to the firmwide ranking, Leader of Manatt’s Civil Trial and Appellate practice Ronald Turovsky and Litigation partner Craig de Recat were recognized as ...


09.07.22

Manatt Represents Francisco Partners in Majority Investment in Kobalt Music

A Manatt team led by Entertainment Leader Jordan Bromley and Partner Beau Stapleton advised Francisco Partners Management, a U.S.-headquartered global investment firm, with respect to its majority stake investment in Kobalt Music. We provided detailed analysis and insights into music, data privacy, ...


08.10.22

Manatt Represents Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in Copyright Infringement Case

Manatt Entertainment Partner Nathaniel Bach and Litigation Associate Thomas Worger successfully represented Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) (Church of Christ), a nonprofit religious organization based in the Philippines with branches in the United States, in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against ...


06.14.22

Jacobs Profiled in Business Insider Discussing His Copyright Infringement Work

Manatt Entertainment Litigation Leader Robert A. Jacobs was featured in a Business Insider article detailing his work representing artists in copyright infringement cases.  In his profile, Jacobs discussed how he became interested in the intersection of copyright law and the entertainment ...