Kathleen L. Brown

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Speaking Engagements

Panelist, “Post Election Political Overview and the Potential Impact on Investment,” ACG 2017 West Coast M&A Conference, March 2, 2017.

Speaker, “Public-Private Partnerships: Building Our Great City Together,” Getty House, Engage L.A., June 3, 2016.

Moderator, “Financing Resilient Infrastructure,” 2014 VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference & Expo, January 27, 2014.

Moderator, “The Promise of an Interstate, Multi-Modal Regional Network—The High Desert Corridor,” 2014 VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference & Expo, January 27, 2014.

Panelist, "Effective Government Responsive Leadership," The Milken Institute Summit, November 21, 2013.

Honors & Awards

“The Los Angeles 500 Most Influential People,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019

Most Valuable State Official, City And State, 1993

“Breaking The Glass Ceiling Award,” Women Executives in State Government, 1994

“Lifetime Achievement Award,” Women in Public Finance, 2009

“Women To Watch In 2011,” Crain's Chicago

Memberships

Admitted to practice in California and New York (inactive)

Corporate Boards

Director, Five Point Holdings

Director, Sempra Energy

Director, Stifel Financial Corp.

Former Director, Forestar Group

Former Director, Renew Financial

Non Profit Boards

Member, Investment Committee, Annenberg Foundation

Chair, Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles

Advisory member, Stanford Center on Longevity

Member, The Trusteeship

Former Member, The California Endowment

Former Member, California State Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Former Member, Council on Foreign Relations

Former Member, 2024 LA Olympic Bid Committee

Former Member, National Park Foundation

Founding Director, Women's Foundation of California

05.20.19

Brown, Kieffer Recognized Among LA’s Most Influential People in ...

Manatt’s Kathleen Brown, a partner in the firm’s government and regulatory practice, and George Kieffer, leader of the firm’s gov...
04.09.19

Manatt Negotiates Series A Financing for Goldman Sachs Urban ...

As reported by PeHub and the North Bay Business Journal, Manatt represented Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group in an early stag...
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 ...
08.23.16

Recognized Among LA’s Most Influential

In their inaugural edition of “The LA 500: The Most Influential People in Los Angeles,” the Los Angeles Business Journal celebrated ...

10.21.15

Are Regulatory Delays Exacerbating Drought Conditions?

As we enter the fall season, substantial portions of California and the Pacific Northwest are experiencing extreme to exceptional drought ...

10.07.14

Like It or Not, Obamacare Is Reshaping the Healthcare Industry

As we approach the one-year anniversary of Obamacare's launch, the pundits continue to argue over whether or not it's working. Meanwhile, something ...

05.11.20

LA County to Consider Responsible Banking Requirements Related to ...

On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will consider a “Responsible Banking” motion.
10.28.15

Are Regulatory Delays Exacerbating Drought Conditions?

As we enter the fall season, substantial portions of California and the Pacific Northwest are experiencing extreme to exceptional drought conditions.
10.22.14

Like It or Not, Obamacare Is Reshaping the Healthcare Industry

Ever since before the U.S. Supreme Court declared the ACA constitutional two years ago, healthcare executives have been busy re-creating their ...

05.12.20

The Unique And Cutting Edge Issues Currently Facing the C-Suite and ...

As COVID-19 and its accompanying economic downturn continue to test businesses in new and challenging ways, companies are juggling the day-to-day ...

04.07.20

From the C-Suite to the Boardroom: Triaging Disruption in a Time of ...

As the novel coronavirus continues to threaten business as usual, companies are looking at their crisis response plans to triage disruption and ...

12.11.18

The Votes Are In—Now What?

The November election is over. But the outcome will resonate far beyond 2018. As the new Congress, Governor-elect Newsom and the new California ...

05.31.18

Manatt Energy Forum 2018—A Time of Conflict: Battleground Over Clean ...

The Manatt Energy Forum will be held at the beautiful Cavallo Point in Sausalito, CA, on Thursday, May 31, and Friday, June 1, 2018. The Energy ...

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