Services

• Pro Bono

  Our clients have great expectations, and so do we. We believe that everyone should have equal access to the justice system. Simply put, pro bono is part of our culture.
  

• Real Estate Litigation

  Litigation—whether it involves a purchase and sale contract, partnership agreement, commercial lease, property insurance policy, property tax assessment, design-build contract or title documents—is part of the real estate landscape. Typically beginning with a transaction of some sort, ...
  

• Real Estate Transactions and Finance

  The commercial real estate sector is driven by a diverse set of market trends, from the expansion of young tech firms to rising foreign investment and the evolving work/life preferences of a growing millennial workforce that will increasingly influence retail and office property development and ...
  

• Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

  In recent years, the popularity of special purpose acquisition companies has skyrocketed. These publicly traded companies, formed with the sole purpose of raising capital to acquire one or more unspecified businesses, provide a novel capital-raising alternative to initial public offerings.
  

• Tax

  Our lawyers counsel corporations, partnerships and individuals on a broad range of federal, state, local and international tax matters. They have considerable experience providing long-range business tax planning and analyzing the tax aspects of corporate transactions, from mergers and acquisitions ...
  

• TCPA Compliance and Class Action Defense

  As consumers increasingly rely on mobile devices for their everyday needs, advertisers and marketers need to reach them on their own turf—by calls or text messages. Before attempting to leverage mobile technology, companies need to know and understand the ground rules; specifically, the ...
  

• Technology and Intellectual Property Litigation

  As new technologies transform industries and revolutionize products and services, the value of intellectual property (IP) assets has grown exponentially. IP is now often the bedrock of a company’s business. From massive multinational brands to incubation-stage dreamers and entrepreneurs, ...
  

• Trademark and Copyright Litigation

  We recognize that brands are among a company's most important assets. Manatt has strong and successful litigation capabilities in the trademark, copyright and trade secret areas. We have litigated many novel legal claims throughout the country involving software, databases, e-commerce, ...
  

• Unmanned Aircraft

  Manatt’s unmanned aircraft (UA) drone practice brings together a cross-disciplinary group of attorneys with a broad range and depth of experience in the areas needed to assist clients with commercial UA operations.
  

• Venture Capital / Emerging Companies

  Manatt's venture capital group brings a high level of experience to transactional representations. We have advised players on both sides of the table at every stage of the investment process—from seed money and start-up funding, through Series A, working capital and mezzanine rounds, and ...