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06.05.17

Legal 500 US Recognizes Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

Manatt has received nine national practice area rankings in the newly released 2017 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Additionally, two Manatt partners—Robert Belfort and Lindsay Conner—were recognized in the elite "Leading Lawyers" list for their areas.  The Legal ...


05.17.17

We Wrote the Book on Consumer Finance

Twelve Manatt attorneys contributed to the sixth edition of the leading desk reference in consumer financial services law, Practising Law Institute’s Consumer Financial Services Answer Book. Publishing in June 2017, Manatt lawyers contributed to nearly half of the twenty-seven chapters, the ...


04.28.17

Health Industry Response to Breach Varies Widely

Health Data Management quoted Manatt’s Robert Belfort, a partner with Manatt Health, in an article about a data breach at Western Health Screening.The company is offering three tiers of protective services to affected individuals whose information may have been on the flash drive that was in ...


04.24.17

Cooke, Hallem, Wilson Among L.A.’s Top Women Lawyers

The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Manatt partners Michelle Cooke, Timi Hallem and Donna Wilson as three of the most influential women lawyers in Los Angeles. The publication’s inaugural list highlights 50 of the most impactful women lawyers in Los Angeles, a region that is a ...


02.17.17

Ocwen Settles Backdating Allegations in CA

Law360 covered Manatt’s representation of Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC against allegations brought by the California Department of Business Oversight that the mortgage servicer backdated mortgage payment notices. Manatt’s Donna Wilson, co-chair of the firm’s financial services ...


01.11.17

Creative Employee Training Can Increase Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity Law Report interviewed Manatt’s Donna Wilson, chair of the firm’s privacy and data security practice, for an article about the top ten cybersecurity priorities for organizations as they head into the new year.Wilson emphasized the importance of “creative and ...


10.06.16

Inadequate Cybersecurity Goes Beyond Vulnerability to Threats

CIO quoted Manatt’s Craig Miller, co-chair of the firm’s financial services practice, for an article about the challenges faced by CIOs and CTOs in the financial services industry. According to the 2016 Vormetric Data Threat Report -- Financial Services Edition, 90 percent of financial ...


06.15.16

Legal 500 Ranks Manatt Practices in National 2016 Guide

Manatt has received seven national practice area rankings in the newly released 2016 edition of The Legal 500 United States, published on June 15, 2016. Additionally, three Manatt partners—Linda Goldstein, Robert Belfort and Linda Tiano—were recognized as "Leading Lawyers" in ...


04.20.16

Hallem, Hori, Wilson Among CA's Top Women Lawyers

In its April 20, 2016 edition, the Daily Journal recognized Manatt partners Timi Hallem, Susan Hori and Donna Wilson as Top Women Lawyers in California for 2016. Only 100 lawyers statewide were named to the annual Top Women Lawyers list.Hallem, a partner in the firm's Real Estate and Land Use ...


03.23.16

Cyberattackers Hone in on Hospitals

HealthcareInfoSecurity spoke to Manatt's Robert Belfort, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, about ransomware attacks against hospitals. The attacks, in which attackers encrypt data and demand ransom to decrypt it, have become more common in recent weeks."There's been a ...