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09.15.17

Chambers Recognizes Dodd Among Top Private Wealth Lawyers

Manatt’s Jill Dodd, chair of the firm’s estate planning and personal representation practice, has been recognized by Chambers and Partners among the top private wealth law attorneys in Northern California. The publication’s 2017 High Net Worth Guide covers private wealth ...


08.16.17

Manatt Partners Cooke, Jacobs Among CA’s Top IP Attorneys

The Daily Journal has named Manatt’s Michelle Cooke, co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property practice, and Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice, as two of the top intellectual property attorneys in California for 2017. ...


08.15.17

Best Lawyers in America Names 67 Manatt Attorneys for 2018

Best Lawyers has named 67 Manatt partners to its 2018 list of Best Lawyers in America. The annual recognition of leading lawyers is based on a rigorous, national peer-review survey involving more than five million evaluations.   In addition, three of the firm’s partners were named ...


08.15.17

Burg, Marshall and Schwartz Named Lawyers of the Year

Manatt partners Edward G. Burg, Ellen R. Marshall and James R. Schwartz have been named “Lawyers of the Year” for 2018 by Best Lawyers in America.  Only one lawyer from each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year, making this a ...


08.14.17

Cooke Recognized as One of L.A.’s Top IP Attorneys

The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Manatt’s Michelle Cooke, co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property practice, among the region’s most influential intellectual property attorneys. Cooke is one of only 30 attorneys in the field to be recognized. Each year, the Los ...


07.31.17

Brown, Kieffer, Specht Celebrated Among LA’s Most Influential

In its second annual edition of “The Los Angeles 500: The Most Influential People in Los Angeles,” the Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Manatt’s Kathleen Brown, George Kieffer and Lisa Specht among a list of the city’s leaders across entertainment, sports, technology, ...


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 ...


07.25.17

Manatt Named a Top Firm for Women for Tenth Consecutive Year

Working Mother magazine has named Manatt one of the nation’s top law firms for women. This year’s honor marks a decade for Manatt on the prestigious "50 Best Law Firms for Women" list––each year the designation has been given. The list honors the law firms that ...


07.16.17

Kolber Named a Rising Star of 2017 by Law360

Law360 has named Manatt’s Michael Kolber, a partner with Manatt Health, to its list of Rising Stars for 2017. Kolber is one of five lawyers in the country to be recognized in the Health category.   The publication received more than 1,200 submissions for this distinction. A team of ...


07.14.17

Billboard Names Phillips, Biederman, Gilbert Top Music Lawyers for 2017

Billboard recognized Manatt senior partner L. Lee Phillips and partners Charles Biederman and Gary Gilbert as top music lawyers in the country, naming all three to its 2017 list of the keenest legal minds in the industry. This year’s list recognized 61 lawyers who are on the front lines of ...