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01.17.24

Manatt Secures Asylum for Afghanistan Air Force Veteran

A Manatt pro bono team successfully secured asylum for a client who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban took over in 2021. 


08.17.23

82 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers Guide

Eighty-two Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey. 


10.05.22

Manatt Recognized by Benchmark Litigation

Manatt has received a Tier 2 ranking in the 2023 Benchmark Litigation report for Entertainment Litigation category. In addition to the firmwide ranking, Leader of Manatt’s Civil Trial and Appellate practice Ronald Turovsky and Litigation partner Craig de Recat were recognized as ...


08.18.22

86 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers Guide

Eighty-six Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey.Five attorneys were also named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers: Christine Reilly ...


05.11.22

Manatt Obtains Summary Judgment for Gensler in Shore Hotel Dispute

A Manatt team led by Craig de Recat and Emil Petrossian successfully obtained summary judgment for client Gensler, one of the world’s leading architecture and design firms, in a dispute related to the development of the Shore Hotel in Santa Monica, California. The hotel’s owner and ...


08.19.21

77 Manatt Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers 2022 Guide

Seventy-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey.


08.20.20

Best Lawyers in America Names 76 Manatt Attorneys to 2021 List

Seventy-six Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in America report, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a national peer-review survey.


08.11.20

Thirty-Nine Manatt Professionals Recognized by Super Lawyers in California

Thirty-nine of Manatt’s professionals were named to this year’s Super Lawyers list in the organization’s Northern California and Southern California publications. Of those, 27 were recognized on the 2020 Super Lawyers lists, while 12 individuals were named on the 2020 Rising Stars ...


05.04.20

Manatt Expands Insurance Offerings With New Practice

Manatt has expanded and formalized its insurance practice, which comprises a multidisciplinary team of professionals with significant experience—both as in-house and outside counsel—representing the insurance industry in litigation, corporate, health, government and regulatory, and ...


11.14.19

de Recat Named President of Western Justice Center

On November 14, litigation partner Craig de Recat was named President of Western Justice Center’s Board. Prior to this, de Recat served as the vice-president of the organization’s board.