In The News

05.04.18

California Fights Back Against EPA Fuel Economy Rollback

Manatt’s Craig Moyer, chair of the firm’s land, environment and natural resources practice, was quoted by Law360 for an article on California’s fight against the Environmental Protection Agency’s emission standards rollback.The publication noted that in April, the EPA ...


05.03.18

Manatt Practices Rank in 2018 Chambers USA Guide

Chambers USA announced that it has ranked nine Manatt practices and 23 lawyers in its 2018 list of leading lawyers for business in the United States. In addition to the rankings, Manatt is a recognized practitioner in four areas, including Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance ...


02.20.18

U.S. to Pay Hahm, Levand $30.2M for Land Seized in Mojave Desert

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s successful representation, led by partner Edward Burg, of Hahm International Inc. and Levand Steel & Supply Corp. in their eminent domain lawsuit against the United States. A federal jury verdict in the U.S. District Court of California found that the ...


11.01.17

U.S. News, Best Lawyers Recognize Manatt Practices as Top in Nation

Manatt practices earned nine Tier 1 national designations and 25 Tier 1 metropolitan designations in the 2018 Best Law Firms guide, an annual ranking in which U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers analyze the country’s top law firms. In addition, Manatt was recognized as Law Firm of ...


10.16.17

Hull Street Energy Purchases Nine Hydro Facilities for $83M

Electric Light & Power covered Manatt’s representation of Hull Street Energy, a private equity firm that invests in power generation assets and related businesses, in its $83 million purchase of nine hydroelectric power facilities in New Hampshire. Manatt’s Alan Noskow, a ...


10.12.17

Power Plant Owners Remain Uncertain on Greenhouse Gas Rules

CNBC turned to Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy and environment practices, for comment on the uncertainty surrounding greenhouse gas rules for power plant owners.   The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a repeal of President Obama’s Clean Power ...


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 ...


07.17.17

Gov. Brown Calls Cap and Trade ‘Most Important Vote’

Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, was quoted in an E&E News article that discussed California’s July 17 vote on a successor program for the state’s cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. Governor Jerry Brown called it “the most ...


06.07.17

Tribal Consultations: A Lesson From the Standing Rock Dispute

Law360 interviewed Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article on why energy infrastructure developers should consider reaching out and ironing out potential disputes with Native American tribes early on in a project.  Law360 reports that although ...


06.02.17

Utilities Still Feel Pressure to Cut Carbon, Despite Paris Drop-Out

Utility Dive interviewed Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article on President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, leaving the U.S. as only one of three nations unwilling to sign onto the international agreement. Regardless ...