General Information

Year founded: 1965
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Overview

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Manatt is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. We are keenly focused on specific industry sectors, providing legal and consulting capabilities at the very highest levels to achieve our clients’ business objectives.

Our groundbreaking approach—bringing together legal services, advocacy and business strategy—differentiates us from our competitors and positions us to provide a unique and compelling value proposition. We strive to be essential to our clients.

From our roots in banking, entertainment and government, our clients are from industries as diverse as healthcare, financial services, media, technology, retail and consumer products, real estate, and energy. Our practice mix and deep understanding of the industries that drive the U.S. and global economies benefit clients as we resolve complex and potentially enterprise-threatening disputes, help finance their operations and expand their businesses, and navigate the maze of law and regulation governing virtually all commercial activity.

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, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boston and San Diego. 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.

Beyond this energizing work, we are deeply committed to diversity, to public service, to involvement in the communities we serve and to excellence in all we do.

Rankings

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is nationally ranked in 23 practice areas and metro ranked in 40 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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"Law Firm of the Year" Awards

2024 "Law Firm of the Year" in Advertising Law

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Metro Rankings

Albany
Tier 2 for Government Relations Practice
Boston
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation

About Our Clients

See: https://www.manatt.com/Clients.aspx

Select Clients

  • Aetna
  • AT&T
  • Blue Shield of California
  • DIRECTV
  • Draper Fisher Jurvetson
  • Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  • Macerich
  • Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
  • Siemens
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • Tesoro Petroleum Corp.
  • Toyota Motor Sales (USA)

Rankings

"Law Firm of the Year" Awards

2024 "Law Firm of the Year" in Advertising Law

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Music
Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Energy Law
Tier 3 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 3 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 3 for Technology Law

Metro Rankings

Albany
Tier 2 for Government Relations Practice
Boston
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Chicago
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Nonprofit / Charities Law
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Music
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 1 for Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Tier 1 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Natural Resources Law
Tier 1 for Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Insurance Law
Tier 2 for Leisure and Hospitality Law
Tier 2 for Utilities Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
New York City
Tier 1 for Advertising Law
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Music
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 2 for Technology Law
Tier 3 for Real Estate Law
Orange County
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Compliance Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
San Francisco
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 1 for Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 3 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 3 for Corporate Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Advertising Law
  • Antitrust Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
  • Entertainment Law - Music
  • Environmental Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Government Contracts
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Patent Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Venture Capital Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

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Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Main Location

Los Angeles, CA
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90067
United States
310-312-4000 Call our Los Angeles, CA location at 310-312-4000 Get Directions Get directions to our Los Angeles, CA location

Office Locations

San Diego, CA
662 Encinitas Boulevard, Suite 216
San Diego, CA 92024
United States
619-205-8500 Call our San Diego, CA location at 619-205-8500 Get Directions Get directions to our San Diego, CA location
Redwood City, CA
203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 450
Redwood City, CA 94065
United States
650-812-1300 Call our Redwood City, CA location at 650-812-1300 Get Directions Get directions to our Redwood City, CA location
San Francisco, CA
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States
415-291-7400 Call our San Francisco, CA location at 415-291-7400 Get Directions Get directions to our San Francisco, CA location
Washington, DC
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
United States
202-585-6500 Call our Washington, DC location at 202-585-6500 Get Directions Get directions to our Washington, DC location
Chicago, IL
151 North Franklin Street, Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60606
United States
312-529-6300 Call our Chicago, IL location at 312-529-6300 Get Directions Get directions to our Chicago, IL location

Management and Personnel

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner
Donna L. Wilson
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