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09.29.16

TCPA Case Against SQM Dismissed

Law360 covered Manatt’s successful representation of SQM US Inc. against alleged TCPA violations. Christine Reilly, co-chair of the firm’s TCPA compliance and class action defense practice, strategically employed arguments from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. vs. ...


09.12.16

Cooke, De la Cruz and Seiling Among L.A.’s “Most Influential Lawyers”

In a supplement published on September 12, 2016, the Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Manatt partners Michelle Cooke, Victor De la Cruz and Brad Seiling among the city’s most influential minority lawyers. They are three of only 40 lawyers to be recognized.


07.20.16

Satenberg Named a Leading Labor and Employment Lawyer

The Daily Journal has named Manatt's Andrew Satenberg, a partner in the firm's employment and labor practice, to its 2016 “Top Labor & Employment” list, which profiles California’s leading legal talent in the field. The list was published in a special ...


05.04.16

Court Lowers Bar for TCPA Class Certification

Law 360 interviewed Christine Reilly, co-chair of the firm’s TCPA Compliance and Class Action Defense practice, for an article about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit’s recent controversial decision regarding TCPA cases. By ruling that plaintiffs only need to produce a list ...


04.25.16

Gottlieb Joins Financial Services Litigation Practice

Manatt announced that preeminent consumer financial services lawyer Richard E. Gottlieb has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a litigation and government enforcement partner in its multidisciplinary Financial Services practice.


03.17.16

Ninth Circuit TCPA Decision Could Affect Future Cases

Legal Newsline interviewed Manatt's Christine Reilly, co-chair of the firm's TCPA Compliance and Class Action Defense practice, for an article about the value of the Ninth Circuit's recent unpublished opinion dismissing a class action suit about text messages sent by company ...


02.23.16

Manatt Welcomes Litigation Partner in Orange County

Manatt announced today that Adrianne E. Marshack has joined the firm's Litigation practice as a partner in its Orange County office.


01.13.16

Class Certification Motion Defeated in TCPA Complaint

Manatt litigators, led by partner Robert H. Platt at trial and partner Benjamin G Shatz on appeal, secured a major victory for client Network Telephone Services, Inc. (NTS), on Jan. 12, 2016, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, against a plaintiff seeking to pursue a putative nationw


06.10.15

Roundtable on Latest Class Action Developments

Manatt's Brad Seiling, co-chair of the firm's Class Actions practice, participated in California Lawyer's annual Class Action roundtable. Published in the magazine's June 2015 issue, the discussion focused on the latest class action developments, including two important U.S. Supreme ...


05.06.15

Court Determines Parameters in Song-Beverly Interpretation

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Donna Wilson, co-chair of the firm's Privacy and Data Security practice, for an article on the California Supreme Court's anticipated interpretation of the state's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act.Law360 reports that the Ninth Circuit recently charged ...