In The News

09.08.17

Equifax Faces Two Class Actions Following Massive Data Breach

Manatt’s Donna Wilson, partner and chair of the firm’s privacy and data security practice, was quoted by Law360 in an article discussing Equifax’s recent data breach.   A recent cyberattack on Equifax potentially impacted the personal data of 143 million consumers. The ...


09.06.17

Silicon Valley Reaches Employment and Labor Law Crossroads

Manatt’s Deborah Kelly, a partner in the firm’s employment and labor practice, was interviewed for a Forbes article that discusses a new crossroads for Silicon Valley.   According to the publication, Silicon Valley firms face contentious labor and employment concerns in a ...


08.16.17

Manatt Partners Cooke, Jacobs Among CA’s Top IP Attorneys

The Daily Journal has named Manatt’s Michelle Cooke, co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property practice, and Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice, as two of the top intellectual property attorneys in California for 2017. ...


08.16.17

Using Hotlines to Measure Corporate Compliance

Manatt’s Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm’s corporate investigations and white collar defense practice, was interviewed by The Anti-Corruption Report for the second of a three-part series on measuring compliance. This installment of the series focuses on the seven areas of ...


08.15.17

Burg, Marshall and Schwartz Named Lawyers of the Year

Manatt partners Edward G. Burg, Ellen R. Marshall and James R. Schwartz have been named “Lawyers of the Year” for 2018 by Best Lawyers in America.  Only one lawyer from each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year, making this a ...


08.02.17

Measuring Compliance Programs: Why It Matters

Manatt’s Jacqueline Wolff, co-chair of the firm’s corporate investigations and white collar defense practice, discussed corporate compliance programs with TheAnti-Corruption Report for the first of a three-part series on measuring compliance.   According to the publication, most ...


07.27.17

Manatt Named to American Lawyer’s A-List Top 20

Manatt has been named to The American Lawyer’s “A-List” ranking of the top 20 law firms in the nation for 2017.   The A-List rankings, which The American Lawyer says include “the most elite law firms in America,” are based on results in five areas: revenue per ...


07.17.17

L.A. Judge Compels Arbitration for Class Suing Toyota

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s successful representation of Toyota Motor Corporation’s financial arm in a case challenging its lending calculations. Judge Ann I. Jones of the Los Angeles County Superior Court has ruled that class members seeking relief over alleged illegal lease ...


07.11.17

Former U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian Joins Manatt in New York

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today announced that Richard S. Hartunian, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, will join the firm’s Manhattan and Albany offices as a partner in the corporate investigations and white collar defense practice in August 2017.


07.10.17

Family Gets Day in Court to Recover Nazi-Confiscated Art

The Los Angeles Times covered the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit’s decision in favor of the heirs of a Jewish family whose great-grandmother had been forced by the Nazis into “selling” a painting by the renowned Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. Manatt filed an amicus ...