Articles from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Nicholas Doherty is latest addition to expanding Boston office and strengthens Manatt’s national government advocacy and health policy capabilities

Steinberg’s addition enhances Manatt’s regulatory and state policy offerings; Manatt also welcomes Chris Dombrowski, former Chief Deputy Director for the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Former CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen and Public Health Leader Dr. Vin Gupta will strengthen the Firm’s health care business, policy, strategy and advisory capabilities

With decades of experience in digital assets and venture capital, James Williams expands Manatt’s national regulatory and transactional capabilities within the cryptocurrency and blockchain spaces

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Partner Vejay Lalla to the Firm’s Digital and Technology Transactions team. With over 25 years of experience partnering with high-growth founders, funders, executives, athletes and talent across technology, intellectual property and digital media transactions, Lalla strengthens Manatt’s offerings at the intersection of technology transactions and venture capital. He advises clients, ranging from emerging companies to Fortune 500 businesses, on how to develop, protect and commercialize their enterprise and consumer technology products and innovative offerings.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of San Francisco-based Partner Tod Cohen to the Firm’s Digital and Technology group. A leader in artificial intelligence (AI), data protection and technology-related law, and deeply knowledgeable in antitrust and intellectual property (IP) issues, Cohen has a proven record of success in guiding clients through regulatory challenges, policy development and compliance as they embrace technology to scale and grow.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced the arrival of Managing Director Joshua Tauber to the Firm’s Health Care industry group. As a respected executive and entrepreneur with experience in both the private and public sectors at the intersection of digital health and innovation, Tauber helps clients to devise and employ growth and operations strategies to expand their businesses, leverage novel technologies and capitalize on new market opportunities.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Partner Douglas Brown to its Health Care industry group in Boston. Most recently serving as President of Community Hospitals and Chief Administrative and Legal Officer for one of Massachusetts’ largest integrated health care systems, Brown brings notable experience from the executive and legislative branches of state government. At Manatt, he will provide legal counsel and strategic consulting to a range of health care organizations throughout New England and nationally across transactions, litigation, governance, health policy and regulatory matters.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today the arrival of Rich Leib as a National Advisor to its Government Advocacy and Contracting practice. The most recent professional to join in San Diego, Leib’s arrival is the latest in Manatt’s continued expansion in the region since unveiling its office last year. He also joins the Firm as the San Diego office moves to a new space located at 12730 High Bluff Drive, positioning the Firm for further growth as it remains committed to supporting clients across Southern California and the country.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced the arrival of Managing Director Richard Cho to Manatt Health, its Health Care industry group. Coming from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Cho brings a deep understanding of the intersection of Medicaid and housing, enhancing Manatt’s industry-leading capabilities in addressing policy, implementation and interagency collaboration at the center of health equity, affordable housing and access to health care.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced the arrival of Senior Advisor Shaina Zurlin to its Health Care industry group. With deep experience advancing and transforming Medicaid services at the state level, Zurlin works across behavioral health initiatives and provides guidance on state and local health care legislation, policy, finance and clinical practice to improve medical and behavioral health access and care management.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrivals of Partners Pat Cerundolo (Boston), Erin Estey Hertzog (D.C.) and Ross Margulies (D.C.) to the Firm’s Health Care and Life Sciences industry practices. Their extensive experience supporting clients across the biopharmaceutical, medical device, and health care regulatory and technology spaces—paired with their sophisticated industry knowledge and broader health care business, policy and legal background—strengthens Manatt’s role as a trusted partner in addressing delivery system reform, improving access to care and promoting innovation.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced the arrival of Senior Advisor Kendall Hussey to the Firm’s Health Care industry group. With extensive experience leading clients through legislative and regulatory matters across a range of health care-related issues, Hussey’s arrival deepens the Firm’s health policy and advocacy capabilities for health care clients.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of four new Managing Directors to the Firm’s Health Care industry group—Christina (Chrissy) Farr, Tom Cassels, Dr. Shamiram (Shami) Feinglass and Melindah Sharma—who will join Manatt’s expanding bench of accomplished professionals throughout the country who work with life sciences and digital health clients in a wide range of consulting, advisory, technology and legal matters.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today the addition of Jerome (Jerry) Tichner as a Partner in the Firm’s Boston office. With a 25-year track record of successfully guiding health care-related acquisitions, affiliations and divestitures for a wide range of health systems and other health care organizations, Tichner brings his depth of experience with health care transactions and regulatory compliance to Manatt’s robust bench of dealmakers, consultants and litigators.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Financial Services Partners Troy Zander and Warren Biro to the Firm’s San Diego and Los Angeles offices, respectively. Zander and Biro’s clients span financial institutions, private equity firms and other institutional lenders across the entire venture debt, private credit and commercial lending spaces and within the technology, fintech and life sciences sectors, specifically.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Financial Services Partner Mike Katz in the Firm’s New York office. Most recently overseeing all aspects of legal, regulatory and policy across deals, strategic advisory and regulation for a leading venture capital firm in the digital asset space, Katz will help lead the expansion of Manatt’s blockchain capabilities. He also strengthens the Firm’s work with startups, emerging companies and venture investment funds operating at the cutting-edge of innovation, including in cryptocurrency, blockchain, fintech, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of National Advisor John O’Brien to the Firm’s Health Care industry group. With an extensive background working with federal, state and commercial health plans and Medicaid authorities, O’Brien is a nationally-recognized leader known for helping clients address the nation’s most pressing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) policy issues.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced the arrival of New York-based Partners Schuyler G. Carroll and Jessica Sklute. Leading clients through complex bankruptcy proceedings and acting as a trusted adviser across various transactional and litigation-related matters, Carroll helps develop strategic solutions for clients’ most pressing restructuring needs. A consumer financial services lawyer focused primarily on payments systems and solutions, Sklute brings a national perspective and decades of experience that significantly enhance Manatt’s consumer financial regulatory capabilities for its bank and fintech clients.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Senior Advisor Anna Lansky to the Firm’s Health Care industry group. Most recently serving as the Interim Director of the Oregon Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS), Lansky will work with the Firm’s health care and state clients to align, strengthen and support care coordination efforts for their respective communities.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of San Diego-based trial lawyer and Partner Kareem A. Salem to the Firm’s Trial, White Collar and Investigations practice. As a former federal prosecutor with significant experience overseeing largescale cyber investigations and prosecutions for the National Security and Cybercrimes Section of the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), Salem helps clients navigate data security incidents and develop response plans, ensure privacy compliance, and prepare for post-incident regulatory defense and litigation.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Lisa Sbrana as Partner and Senior Advisor to the Firm’s Health Care industry group in New York. Recently serving as Director of the Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration (DEMI) within the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) Office of Health Insurance Programs and as the Director of the Office of Marketplace Counsel with NY State of Health, Sbrana brings robust knowledge of subsidized coverage programs and affordability—with an emphasis on Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces and Basic Health Program —to the Firm’s nationally renowned health care team.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Managing Director Mark Wietecha has joined the Firm’s national Health Care industry group in Washington, D.C. Most recently serving as the founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA), Wietecha brings decades of experience providing sophisticated business counsel across academic medicine on issues relating to strategy, merger, affiliation, redevelopments and governance.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced that Partner Lisa W. Rosaya has joined the Firm’s Digital and Technology Transactions team. A trusted adviser for clients navigating challenges related to intellectual property (IP), with particular experience in trademarks, copyrights, designs, domain names and related IP rights, Rosaya deepens Manatt’s already robust offerings to provide strategic legal and business counsel to industry-leading companies as they look to protect and capitalize on their IP and pursue innovative revenue streams.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of National Advisor Tim Andrews to the Firm’s Boston office and national Digital and Technology group. With experience that cuts across digital transformation in industries ranging from health care, life sciences and biotech to digital media and technology, Andrews works with C-level executives—including Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Executive Officers, boards and senior directors—on harnessing how innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) can drive strategy and help clients meet their business needs.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Entertainment Partner Binta Niambi Brown in the Firm’s New York office. With extensive experience working across talent management and development, as well as having led a variety of complex high-value transactions, Brown strengthens Manatt’s capabilities within the creator economy and in advising global icon clients on how to build, innovate, expand and protect their businesses and brands.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today welcomed Managing Director Heide Bajnrauh in Washington, D.C. With extensive experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device sectors, Bajnrauh enhances Manatt’s health care capabilities by advising on all aspects of reimbursement—including coding and coverage—with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Congress, other government entities, and commercial insurers.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced that Dr. Tracy L. Johnson has joined the Firm’s Health Care group as managing director. Johnson’s consulting fellowship with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) as well as her time as the Colorado Medicaid Director and as a safety net health system executive provides her with an invaluable depth of knowledge and the ability to frame issues from multiple stakeholder perspectives.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of William (Bill) D’Angelo III as an Entertainment Transactions and Finance Partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles and Orange County offices. D’Angelo brings decades of corporate experience handling sophisticated transactions—including M&As, equity investments and financing transactions—for entertainment and media companies as well as representing emerging companies throughout the entirety of their life cycles. His arrival strengthens Manatt Entertainment’s offerings at the intersection of content creation and innovation, and expands the Firm’s broader corporate and emerging companies and venture capital practices.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the addition of Trial, White Collar and Investigations Partner Justin J. Wolosz and Associates Kaela M. Athay, Max Jacobs and R. Nicholas (Nick) Perkins in Boston. The group brings impressive litigation experience within the industries in which Manatt focuses and will develop innovative strategies that help clients navigate some of the most sophisticated and novel business disputes in Massachusetts and across the nation.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Randy S. Grossman has joined the Firm’s Trial, White Collar and Investigations practice and will lead its new San Diego office. With extensive experience that spans the private and public sectors, Grossman most recently served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California. He shares Manatt’s deep connections across California and throughout the greater San Diego region and brings a unique understanding of the complex white collar and civil litigation issues affecting clients nationwide in the key industries in which Manatt focuses.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Robert Fraiman has joined the Firm’s Health Care team in New York as a national advisor. Fraiman most recently served as President of health care investment banking firm Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he worked with clients across the U.S. health care industry, and advised C-suite executives, boards and private equity firms in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raising, and strategic growth initiatives.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Paul Irving has rejoined the Firm as a national advisor to Manatt Health. Irving, who is based in Los Angeles, is a corporate and nonprofit director and a respected figure in business, health, philanthropy and academia. He remains actively involved as a senior advisor at the Milken Institute, where he previously served as president and founding chair of its Center for the Future of Aging. Irving provides strategic guidance to leaders across the health ecosystem seeking to capitalize on opportunities for investment and innovation in the longevity economy and to address the challenges of population aging across America and the world.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the addition of Partner Axel Bernabe to the Firm’s New York office. The architect of New York State’s cannabis market, Bernabe most recently served as the inaugural Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Director for the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), where he hired and managed the Office’s executive team, oversaw over 165 employees, and designed and implemented all regulations launching the new industry. At Manatt, Bernabe will tap into his experience—which also includes serving as Chief Health Counsel to Governor Andrew Cuomo for six years, where he led legal and policy developments in the State’s health portfolio—to provide consulting and legal counsel for entities looking to understand cannabis markets and implement cannabis programs at the national and international levels.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the addition of Seth Frazier to the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a managing director with Manatt Health. A highly respected health system and startup C-suite executive with deep experience in value-based contracting, strategic transformation and partnerships, Frazier has a proven track record of translating innovation into market-leading clinical and business outcomes for prominent health care organizations across the country.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced that Litigation and Antitrust Partner Dylan Carson, a former antitrust trial attorney at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Antitrust Division, has joined the Firm in Washington, D.C. Carson, who most recently was retained by the California Attorney General’s Antitrust Section as outside trial counsel where he played a pivotal role in a major price-fixing enforcement action, adds to Manatt’s growing antitrust team.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the addition of Health Partner Eric Gold, who joins the Firm’s Boston office. Most recently serving as Chief of the Health Care Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO), Gold will leverage his policy and enforcement background to advise public and private sector clients on matters including health policy, state regulatory issues and government investigations. He will work across health care access, health equity, mental health, substance use disorder and other commercial marketplace issues.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Manatt Health National Advisor Thomas (Tom) Robertson in Chicago. For nearly 30 years, Robertson has provided strategic guidance to chief executive officers of the country’s leading academic medical centers (AMCs) and health systems, with a particular focus on clinical enterprise strategy, macroeconomic forecasting and short to long-range planning. Tom will enhance Manatt Health’s strategy advisory team, helping clients forecast trends and designing the strategies that guide their futures.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today former Los Angeles City Controller, Councilmember and mayoral candidate Wendy J. Greuel has joined as a national advisor in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. Drawing on her years of leadership experience within the political arenas for one of the nation’s largest and most populous cities, Greuel will be a strategic partner to clients working in Los Angeles as they navigate complex regulatory and policy issues involving local and state government.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Health Partner Edo Banach has joined the Firm in Washington, D.C. A seasoned health care leader with a record of success in both the public and private sectors, Banach leverages his deep understanding of home-based, hospice and palliative care; Medicare and Medicaid law and policy; and health care delivery to increase access to care and create a more equitable health system for communities throughout the country.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Partners Joan A. Lukey and Martin (Marty) F. Murphy have joined the Firm’s Trial, White Collar and Investigations practice in Boston. Lukey and Murphy have extensively represented high-profile clients in some of the most sophisticated and industry-defining cases of the past decade involving health care, life sciences, higher education, entertainment, securities, white collar and employment, among others.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Paul H. Luehr has joined as a Privacy and Data Security Partner in Washington, D.C. Luehr has deep experience in law and technology, including with a top global cyber consulting firm as well as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). His arrival further cements Manatt as a go-to platform for clients navigating complex matters ranging from high-profile privacy litigation to compliance, risk management and incident response.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Fernando Villa has joined as a Land Use partner in the Firm’s Energy, Environmental and Real Estate group in Los Angeles. He has extensive experience advising clients on entitlements and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for complex development projects and on reducing exposure to environmental liabilities.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today the addition of Consumer Protection and Advertising Partner Bezalel (Bez) Stern in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Stern’s background representing clients before regulatory agencies such as the FTC as well as his vast litigation experience and work involving advertising disputes and regulatory enforcement matters further deepen Manatt’s national bench of professionals assisting clients on a wide range of regulatory, investigatory, compliance, transactional and litigation matters across the complex world of consumer protection and advertising.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Manatt Health Partner Nicholas (Nick) Bath Jr. to the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. A veteran health policy and legislative professional, Bath brings nearly two decades of experience in health care policy, most recently as Health Policy Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) for eight years.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Government and Regulatory Partner Cassie M. Prugh in Albany. With nearly two decades of experience serving as a trusted figure within the New York State legislative, regulatory and political landscape, Prugh is the latest addition to the Firm’s established and expanding bicoastal government relations teams, which provide an unmatched ability to affect issues and laws impacting our clients in the ever-evolving financial, regulatory and political markets across the nation.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Manatt Health National Advisor Dr. Troyen (Troy) A. Brennan in Boston and Director Tracy A. Massel in New York. A former executive for one of the nation’s leading health care companies, Brennan has a unique ability to identify the strategic, policy and business-related opportunities for all major health care stakeholders, and provides tailored advice to help them achieve their respective goals. Massel, who joins from the first health insurance technology platform, will further enhance the Firm’s digital health bench and focus on creating meaningful partnerships between payers and providers.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Manatt Health Counsel Alice B. Leiter has joined in its Washington, D.C., office. Leiter adds to the Firm’s deep bench in digital health and arrives from Executives for Health Innovation (eHI), where she helped develop a privacy framework to govern health data not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Cynthia Bero has joined its Boston office as a Manatt Health senior advisor. Bero joins Manatt from Mass General Brigham (MGB), where she spent over 20 years in senior information technology positions, most recently as Vice President of Information Systems. Bero’s experience leading advanced health information systems initiatives will add to Manatt Health’s extensive capabilities for academic medical centers (AMCs), providers, states and other health care organizations.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Partners Corenia Riley Burlingame and John Dalton have joined the Firm’s Impact Investing and Community Development practice in Washington, D.C. Closely following the arrival of Partner Sameer V. Patel in Chicago, the duo further strengthens Manatt’s already robust tax incentive financing capabilities, which include Opportunity Zone, low-income housing, historic, renewable energy and New Markets Tax Credits financings that are driving much of today’s social impact investment opportunities and economic development.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Partner Lynn K. Cadwalader has joined its Real Estate Transactions and Finance team in San Francisco, where she will be leading the Firm’s Hospitality and Leisure practice. Cadwalader’s considerable experience in advising on all aspects of complex real estate and hospitality transactions will deepen the Firm’s ability to guide clients in investing, acquiring, developing, financing and operating hotels and mixed-use projects across the nation and internationally.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Manatt Financial Services Partner Sameer V. Patel has joined its Chicago office. Patel’s focus on the syndication of federal and state New Markets Tax Credits further strengthens the Firm’s work in helping drive social impact investments for clients ranging from institutional and corporate investors to community development entities and real estate developers nationwide.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that John J. Heber has rejoined the Firm in San Francisco as a partner in its Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice. Previously at Manatt for over a decade, Heber regularly counsels both emerging and established companies on a wide range of complex tax, executive compensation and employee benefits-related matters in the context of business transactions and throughout their business life cycle.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Antitrust Partner David Reichenberg has joined the Firm in its New York office. Reichenberg’s extensive antitrust experience across litigation, transactional, regulatory and strategic counseling matters further strengthens Manatt’s national capabilities for clients across key industries, including health care, financial services, entertainment and technology, among others.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today its collaboration with NYU School of Law and NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service to support the University’s recently established MS in Health Law and Strategy (MS HLS) program. The Firm’s work with NYU includes supporting the development of the program’s curriculum and Manatt’s delivery of a three-credit course titled Health Law and Regulation.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Nathaniel L. Bach has joined the Firm’s Entertainment Litigation practice as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Bach is the latest addition to Manatt Entertainment’s expanding team, and his broad litigation and counseling practice adds to the Firm’s nationally recognized capabilities for clients in the entertainment, digital media, intellectual property and general litigation arenas.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Partner Rachel L. Sher has joined the Firm’s Health group in its Washington, D.C., office. Through her work in both the private and public sectors—including most recently as Vice President for Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD) and also her ten years as FDA Counsel on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce prior to her nearly three-year term at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—Sher has sophisticated experience in regulation and legislative strategy, deepening Manatt Health’s ability to support prominent life sciences companies as they navigate the broader FDA regulatory process across all stages of a product’s life cycle.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today the expansion of Manatt Health’s diverse team of lawyers and business consultants with the arrival of National Advisor Dr. Christina Jenkins in New York and Senior Advisor Claudia Page in San Francisco.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that distinguished entertainment lawyer Christopher Chatham has joined Manatt Entertainment as a partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. Accompanied by Associate Sandra Bignone, Chatham will serve as trusted legal counsel to global icons and entertainment powerhouses across the gamut of sophisticated industry matters, further strengthening Manatt’s role as the go-to adviser for those leading the transformation of the entertainment sector.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Manatt Digital and Technology Partners Timothy Lohse and Michel C. Narganes have joined the Firm in its Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, respectively. The arrival of Lohse—a member of the Technology and Intellectual Property Litigation practice—and Narganes—a member of the Digital and Technology Transactions practice—further augments Manatt’s legal, regulatory and consulting offerings for entrepreneurs, business leaders and VCs, underscoring its continued commitment to supporting clients at the forefront of the rapidly evolving digital frontier.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Senior Advisor Amy Salerno has joined its Manatt Health Group in Washington, D.C. Salerno comes to the firm from the University of Virginia (UVA), where she has served as Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Medical Director of the UVA Student and Employee Health Wise Clinic, and Director of Community Health and Well-Being for UVA Health.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that health care and civil litigation Partner Megan Thibert-Ind has joined Manatt in the firm’s Chicago office. Thibert-Ind has extensive experience representing businesses across Manatt’s industry sectors, including a focus on health care stakeholders—such as hospital systems and academic medical centers, ambulatory surgery and urgent care centers, pharmacy services providers, and life sciences companies—as they navigate a variety of complex business controversies, contractual and regulatory disputes, and post-acquisition challenges.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Senior Advisor Tracy F. Raleigh has joined Manatt Health in the firm’s Albany office.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Managing Director Eboné M. Carrington has joined Manatt Health in the firm’s New York office. Carrington, who most recently served as CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, will draw on her deep background to assist clients with successfully operationalizing groundbreaking care delivery strategies as they continue to evolve in line with the broader industry’s transformation.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Partner Karin M. Bell has joined the firm’s Boston office in its investigations, compliance and white collar defense practice. Bell most recently served as Chief of the Criminal Division at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, where she closely supervised and oversaw the prosecution of high-profile criminal cases in a wide range of matters, and brings an extensive history of enforcement work to Manatt’s leading white collar and civil litigation practices.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Bryan A. Schneider has joined Manatt Financial Services in its consumer financial services practice.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Ted Hunter has joined as a Manatt Real Estate partner in the firm’s New York office. An accomplished dealmaker, Hunter offers a solution-driven and collaborative approach to clients—including investors, developers, lenders, owners and tenants—involved in some of the most sophisticated transactions in the real estate space. His deep ties throughout the East Coast as well as his experience successfully navigating complex transactions across the country further strengthen the firm’s hybridized real estate offerings both in the region and nationwide.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Naeun Rim has joined as a litigation partner in its Los Angeles office. A seasoned trial lawyer, Rim represents clients at the intersection of civil litigation and white collar defense matters across industries that are core to Manatt’s national platform, including health care, financial services, entertainment and technology.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that Managing Director Linda Elam and Partner Blair M. Cantfil are joining its Manatt Health Group in Washington, D.C. Elam and Cantfil’s arrival underscores Manatt’s continued commitment to expanding its national legal and consulting model with top talent across the firm.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that venture capital and emerging companies partners Thomas W. Michael and Rustin M. Brown have joined its Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices, respectively. The two experienced attorneys augment the firm’s Digital and Technology Group, which provides legal services and strategic business consulting to an expanding roster of venture capital and private equity firms, startup companies, and large corporate players engaging in the ever-evolving world where technology meets industry.