In The News

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 ...


10.05.22

Manatt Named One of the Most Feared Firms in Litigation by BTI Consulting

Manatt has once again been named one of BTI Consulting Group’s 46 Firms Most Feared in Litigation list, which recognizes firms identified by top legal decisionmakers as ones they don’t want to face in opposition.  Recognized this year as an “Awesome Opponent,” ...


08.18.22

14 Manatt Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” List

Fourteen Manatt professionals were named to Best Lawyers in America’s 2023 “Ones to Watch” list, which recognizes attorneys that have been practicing for 5-9 years and have achieved outstanding professional excellence in private practice. The honorees are chosen based on ...


08.17.22

Shatz Appointed to Judicial Council of California’s Appellate Advisory Committee

Manatt Appellate Partner Benjamin Shatz was recently appointed to the Judicial Council of California’s Appellate Advisory Committee—granted to three civil appellate practitioners at a time—where he will serve a three-year term until September 2025.


08.10.22

Following Eminent Domain Victory, Manatt Obtains $13.2M in Fees and Costs for Liberty Utilities

Manatt’s litigation team, led by Real Estate Litigation Partners George Soneff and Edward Burg, obtained a ruling on August 5, 2022, awarding our client $13.2 million in attorney’s fees and costs.


08.10.22

Manatt Represents Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in Copyright Infringement Case

Manatt Entertainment Partner Nathaniel Bach and Litigation Associate Thomas Worger successfully represented Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) (Church of Christ), a nonprofit religious organization based in the Philippines with branches in the United States, in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against ...


05.18.22

Wilson, Famili and Rim Named to Daily Journal’s 2022 Top Women Lawyers List

Manatt CEO and Managing Partner Donna Wilson, Leader of Manatt’s Real Estate Transactions and Finance practice and the Cannabis and CBD practice Anita Famili and Investigations, Compliance and White Collar Defense Partner Naeun Rim have been named to Daily Journal’s 2022 “Top ...


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 ...


05.02.22

Six Manatt Professionals Named to Law360’s 2022 Editorial Advisory Boards

Law360 has selected Manatt Partners Sirena Castillo, Anita Famili, Jeff Mannisto, Scott Pearson, Matt Reece and Prana Topper to be members of its 2022 Access to Justice, Cannabis, Tax Authority Federal, Banking, Sports & Betting and Trials Editorial Advisory Boards, ...


04.04.22

Leading Antitrust Lawyer Joins Manatt in New York

David Reichenberg brings an extensive background representing startups and public companies alike in the gamut of antitrust and unfair competition issuesManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Antitrust Partner David ...