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10.20.22

Pearson Quoted in American Banker on CFPB Court of Appeals Decision

Manatt Partner and Leader of Consumer Financial Services Practice Scott Pearson was quoted in American Banker about a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that could have broad implications, potentially opening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s past rules and ...


09.15.22

Schneider and Madia Featured on Fintech Layer Cake Podcast Series

Manatt Financial Services Partner Bryan Schneider and Counsel Mehul Madia were featured on The Fintech Layer Cake’s recent podcast episode titled, “An Insider View of the CFPB (with Manatt).”During the podcast, Schneider and Madia gave an insider account of the CFPB’s ...


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 ...


08.14.22

Manatt Represents ETIC in Strategic Acquisition by Lido Advisors

A Manatt team led by Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets Partner and Leader Thomas Poletti and Financial Services Leader Craig Miller represented Enterprise Trust & Investment Company (ETIC) in its acquisition by wealth management firm Lido Advisors.Based in the Greater San Francisco ...


08.01.22

Manatt Represents Sports Alliance in Sale to KORE Software

A Manatt team led by Corporate and Finance Partner Scott Schwartz represented Sports Alliance in its sale to KORE Software.


07.01.22

Pearson Quoted in American Banker on How Banks Could Be Affected by SCOTUS EPA Ruling

Leader of Manatt’s Consumer Financial Services practice Scott Pearson was quoted in American Banker about how the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in West Virginia v. EPA could affect the authority of federal financial regulators.  Pearson said the decision could lend support to ...


06.21.22

Schneider Quoted in HousingWire on Qualified Mortgage Rule

Bryan Schneider was quoted in a HousingWire article about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be reassessing some rules, including the Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule that created “safe harbor” standards for improper underwriting counterclaims during a ...


06.13.22

Pearson Quoted in American Banker on Small Business Loan Disclosures

Scott Pearson was quoted in American Banker about a new California regulation that will provide more disclosures to small businesses.  


06.12.22

Scott Pearson Quoted in American Banker About End Of ‘Chevron Deference’

Consumer Financial Services practice Leader Scott M. Pearson was quoted in American Banker about the end of “Chevron deference,” a doctrine that came from a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that gave federal agencies some freedom to interpret congressional statutes. Pearson said ending ...


06.01.22

Manatt Receives Top Band Rankings in Chambers USA 2022

Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2022 USA Guide. The Firm and its professionals were recognized in 13 categories, including rankings in the top band in Healthcare (New York). 37 Manatt professionals received rankings in their respective ...