In The News

05.16.12

Manatt Coauthors Report on Social Security Access for the Homeless

Manatt Health partnered with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty to coauthor a report illustrating the barriers preventing homeless individuals from accessing Social Security benefits. The report, “Improving Access: Expanding Acceptable Medical Sources for the Social ...


05.08.12

Law360 Quotes Manatt Partner on Copyright Termination

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Eric Custer, a partner in the firm’s Entertainment Practice, on the wave of lawsuits that are likely to arise from a 1976 change in the U.S. Copyright Act, which gives artists the ability to reclaim the rights to their works starting in 2013.As reported by Law360, ...


05.01.12

Manatt Closes Major Healthcare Transaction

Manatt closed the sale of the operating assets of Health Plus, one of the largest Medicaid managed care companies in New York City, to Amerigroup, a Fortune 500 company that coordinates services for individuals in publicly funded healthcare programs currently serving more than two million members ...


03.23.12

Manatt’s Advertising Practice a Finalist for 2012 Chambers USA Awards for Excellence

The national Advertising, Marketing & Media practice of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, has been named a finalist for the Chambers USA 2012 Awards for Excellence. The awards honor outstanding law firms and lawyers across the United States, reflecting "both preeminence in key practice ...


02.27.12

A New Wave of Loan Maturities Expected in 2012

GlobeSt.com interviewed Manatt’s Tom Muller, co-chair of the firm’s real estate and land us practice, for an article on why 2012 is expected to bring a new wave of defaults on commercial real estate loans.   Whether the lenders will be willing or able to refinance these loans is ...


01.04.12

Why Credit Ratings Are Drawing Criticism

GlobeSt.com interviewed Manatt’s Tom Muller, co-chair of the firm’s real estate and land us practice, for an article on the criticism that credit ratings have drawn lately with regard to their role in the financial system.   Muller told the publication that ratings agencies came ...


11.30.11

AMEC Honors Manatt as Media & Entertainment Law Firm of the Year

Manatt has been named the recipient of the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel’s (AMEC’s) 2011 Law Firm of the Year Award. AMEC, the leading trade association serving general counsel and business affairs attorneys at major media and entertainment companies, will honor ...


11.01.11

Manatt Practices Ranked Among Top in Nation by U.S. News

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have released the 2011 - 2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the second edition of this highly anticipated annual analysis, with Manatt scoring four Tier 1 national rankings and 24 metropolitan designations.The rankings are presented in tiers ...


10.17.11

Learning Rights Law Center Honors Manatt for Pro Bono Victory

Manatt received the Breaking Education Barriers Award from the Learning Rights Law Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education equity. CBS-Los Angeles reporter Randy Paige presented Manatt with the award at the Center’s Cause for Celebration event, held October 15 in Marina del ...


10.10.11

LABJ Recognizes Manatt Partners as Top M&A Attorneys

Manatt partners Gordon M. Bava and David M. Grinberg have been recognized as two of the city’s Top 40 M&A Lawyers in the October 10 Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in L.A. Law” report. For 2011, the annual report focused exclusively on ...