Chambers Review
Manatt Phelps & Phillips has a strong appellate practice with notable experience in acting for clients in the healthcare sector on significant consequential cases. It has experience before both federal and state courts on issues including labor and employment disputes and real estate matters. The firm's appellate litigation expertise is supplemented by a strong practice preparing amicus curiae briefs.
Work Highlights
- Manatt Phelps successfully represented Blue Shield of California in a taxpayer’s appeal in the Court of Appeals, involving an attempt to force the State of California to tax health care service plans as if they were insurance companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their work is superb, well thought-out and structured."
"They provided excellently researched and persuasively written briefs."
"They are always ahead of the game and help keep their amici curiae focused on deadlines and specificity of issues."
"Manatt had a large team on the case with a depth of knowledge on key legal and factual issues."
"Their work is superb, well thought-out and structured."
"They provided excellently researched and persuasively written briefs."
"They are always ahead of the game and help keep their amici curiae focused on deadlines and specificity of issues."
"Manatt had a large team on the case with a depth of knowledge on key legal and factual issues."
Notable Practitioners
Benjamin Shatz handles a variety of appellate matters, with notable experience including contractual disputes and fraud cases.
"Ben was easy to work with and extremely on top of the case."
"Mr Shatz is personable, extremely qualified and productive. I would recommend him without any reservations."
"Ben's a very savvy attorney with a great style."
Joanna McCallum has an impressive depth of expertise in the healthcare sector, in which she handles a broad array of complex cases. She has experience of acting in state and federal appellate courts as well as briefing before the US Supreme Court.
"Joanna is a real leader in her field."