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06.11.13

U.S.-China M&A Activity to Increase In Entertainment, Advertising, and Digital Media Sectors

Manatt Survey Reveals Divergent Expectations for U.S.-China Relationship, Likely to Affect Deal MakingLOS ANGELES, CA—June 11, 2013—Investment and M&A activity between the U.S. and China in the entertainment, advertising and digital media sectors will increase over the next 12 ...


05.24.13

Chambers USA 2013 Ranks Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Chambers USA has named 23 firm lawyers and 10 practices among its 2013 list of leading lawyers for business in the United States. Since 1999, Chambers has been identifying the leading lawyers and law firms in the United States ...


05.23.13

Manatt Announces New Entertainment & Media Group Leadership

Conner, Gilbert Tapped to Lead Firm's Nationally Recognized PracticeManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced that Lindsay Conner and Gary Gilbert have been named co-chairs of the firm's national Entertainment & Media practice. Conner and Gilbert are both partners in Manatt's ...


05.22.13

Lee Phillips Recognized as a Hollywood Power Lawyer for Seventh Consecutive Year

Manatt's L. Lee Phillips, a senior partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, has been recognized by The Hollywood Reporter for the seventh consecutive year as one of the most influential lawyers in entertainment. The publication's annual Power Lawyers list, which debuted in 2007, ...


03.18.13

Los Angeles Business Journal Features Home of Manatt Entertainment Partner

The Los Angeles Business Journal featured the home of Manatt's Jordan Bromley, a partner in the firm's Entertainment & Media Practice, in an article discussing the in-house recording studio that has been set up and is used by a number of local musicians.The journal reports that Bromley ...


11.01.12

Manatt Practices Receive Top National Rankings in 2013 U.S. News’ “Best Law Firms”

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has scored five Tier 1 national rankings and 33 Tier 1 metropolitan designations in the newly released 2013 "Best Law Firms" rankings, which marks the third edition of the highly anticipated annual analysis by U.S. News Media Group and Best ...


10.29.12

Variety Names Manatt’s Sophia Yen One of “Hollywood’s New Leaders”

Manatt associate Sophia K. Yen was profiled in Variety's "Hollywood's New Leaders" feature for 2012. Yen is one of only seven lawyers recognized by the publication, which included agents, studio executives, managers and creatives, 36 years of age and younger, "who will be ...


07.18.12

The Hollywood Reporter Names Lee Phillips a 2012 Power Lawyer

The Hollywood Reporter honored Manatt’s L. Lee Phillips, a senior partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, by selecting him for its prestigious Power Lawyers list for the sixth consecutive year. The annual list features Hollywood’s 100 most influential attorneys in the talent, ...


06.26.12

Variety Identifies Manatt Entertainment Partners as Game-Changing Dealmakers

In its recently published Legal Impact Report, Variety named Manatt entertainment partners Aydin Caginalp and Lindsay Conner as two of the nation’s lawyers who are shaping the entertainment industry. The Report features 50 leading lawyers who are considered “game changers” in ...


06.07.12

Manatt Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2012 Guide

Chambers USA announced today that it has named 19 Manatt lawyers and 10 of the firm’s practices in its 2012 list of the country’s best lawyers and law firms.Each year, Chambers USA identifies and ranks leading lawyers for business in the United States based on in-depth, objective ...