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04.12.17

Daily Journal Features Laska in 40 Under 40 List

The Daily Journal recognized Manatt’s Joe Laska, a partner in the firm’s litigation practice, in this year’s list of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 in the state. He is one of only 20 lawyers in Northern California to be selected for the list, which also features 20 lawyers ...


04.12.17

UMG Secures Full Victory in Copyright Suit

Law360 covered Manatt’s win for UMG Recordings in a royalties battle over a Justin Timberlake song. Robert Jacobs, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media litigation practice, represented UMG in the copyright suit.Three members of the band Sly, Slick & Wicked had ...


04.11.17

Dignity Health Plays Supportive Role in Major Victory for CA Hospitals

The Daily Journal covered Manatt’s role in a victory for California hospitals in the state Supreme Court. Barry Landsberg, a partner in the firm’s healthcare litigation practice, argued on behalf of Dignity Health, an amicus supporter of defendant Kindred Healthcare Inc. in the case ...


04.07.17

CA Cap-And-Trade May See More Challenges

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article about the status of California’s cap-and-trade program following a victory in a state appeals court. A Third Appellate District panel has found that auction revenues are not taxes under the ...


04.05.17

States Test Loan Rate Caps

American Banker quoted Manatt’s Brian Korn, chair of the firm’s digital finance and marketplace lending practice, in an article about interest rate caps in the marketplace lending industry.In Colorado, the state has taken aggressive steps to enforce its 12% rate cap for consumer loans, ...


04.03.17

Discussion of Ninth Circuit Split Resurfaces

Law360 interviewed Manatt’s Ben Shatz, co-chair of the firm’s appellate practice, for an article about a renewed proposal to split apart the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.Critics have long set their sights on the Ninth Circuit—the largest by geographic span, ...


03.31.17

Solicited Fax Rule Decision Provides Temporary Reprieve

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Christine Reilly, co-chair of the firm’s TCPA compliance and class action defense practice, in an article about the D.C. Circuit’s decision that invalidated the FCC’s solicited fax rule. The ruling eliminates one popular avenue of liability under the ...


03.27.17

SCOTUS Won’t Hear Massive Credit Card Interchange Suit

Digital Transactions interviewed Manatt’s Anita Boomstein, chair of the firm’s global payments practice, for an article about the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear an appeal of a lower-court decision regarding credit card payment rules and policies that threw out a $5.7 billion ...


03.21.17

Blue Shield of CA Defeats Former Exec’s Compensation Claims

MyNewsLA.com covered Manatt’s successful defense of Blue Shield of California against its former chief technology officer, who claimed he was owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonus money that he earned before he was fired in March 2015 for significantly abusing his corporate credit ...


03.13.17

New Administration Dismisses U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara

Compliance Week quoted Ken Julian, co-chair of the firm’s corporate investigations and white collar practice, in an article about the high turnover of U.S. Attorneys since Attorney General Jeff Sessions took office. Terminations included U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who refused when Attorney ...