OVERVIEW:
Manatt is known for quality, for extraordinary commitment to clients, for integrated, relationship-based services, and for a range of capabilities typically found only in boutique firms. We are progressive and entrepreneurial compared to other major firms, and we are deeply committed to diversity, to public service, to involvement in the communities we serve and to excellence in all we do.
We are proud to represent a sophisticated client base in a range of industries, including healthcare, financial services, entertainment, media and advertising, real estate, technology, energy and natural resources, consumer goods and services, and transportation.
We provide sophisticated technical and service capabilities at the very highest levels, supplemented by the industry know-how necessary to achieve our clients’ business objectives.
Our strong presence in America’s most important business markets enables us to address and exceed client expectations. Our largest offices are strategically located in Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Orange County and Washington, D.C. Our offices in Sacramento and Albany—the capitals of California and New York—provide connections to government decision makers and to solutions that are unavailable from our competitors. Our access, influence and reach are enhanced by our subsidiary, ManattJones Global Strategies LLC, which develops and implements programs to expand client businesses and promote effective competition on a global basis.
Services
Advertising Litigation
As economic factors squeeze advertising budgets and advertising content becomes more aggressive, companies are closely monitoring their competitors’ ads for false or misleading claims. Government regulators and the plaintiffs’ bar have been quicker to initiate investigations and lawsuits. It’s not …
Advertising, Marketing and Media
Digital strategies are a competitive imperative, and to gain an edge you must adapt to change faster than your rivals. But change brings new challenges and requires new ways of thinking. That’s where we come in.
Antitrust and Competition
Manatt’s antitrust team handles complex disputes involving pricing, monopolization, cartels, collusion, and controversial mergers and acquisitions. Because we have highly knowledgeable counsel across many practice areas and trusted relationships with industry and government officials, your case …
Appellate
Manatt’s litigation group includes some of the top appellate lawyers in the United States. We believe creativity, judgment and experience are the keys to winning outcomes.
Bankruptcy
Technological, cross-border and global advances increasingly render time-tested business models and assumptions irrelevant. An expansion-heavy boom year can be followed by bankruptcy or the need to restructure the next year. As an investor, lender or operator, you want to maximize recoveries in …
Branding, Trademarks and Copyright
Manatt’s branding, trademarks and copyright group assists clients in establishing, monetizing and protecting their trademarks, trade dress and copyrights.
Business Strategy and Consulting
Whether you have a time-sensitive growth opportunity or a dispute challenging your strategy or, perhaps, even your viability, you cannot make decisions in isolation. Sound business strategy demands knowledge of the legal and regulatory, economic, technological, social, and cultural forces shaping …
California State Government and Regulatory Policy and Government Contracts
Now more than ever, businesses need a partner that not only knows the ins and outs of California’s complex and frequently changing laws and regulations, but that also understands how to get things done in a timely manner.
Capital Markets
Our lawyers assist issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of capital markets transactions. Whether involving equity, debt or hybrid securities, we find and structure solutions through a comprehensive approach to financing transactions. We take a team-oriented approach, providing advice based on …
Class Actions
Being served with a class action complaint is every company’s worst fear. Such lawsuits are high stakes, complicated and costly to defend. Some recent settlements have been in the tens of millions of dollars. And they’re being fueled by an aggressive plaintiffs bar and a growing number of statutes …