Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
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| Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP | |
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| No. of Offices | 8 |
| No. of Attorneys | 325 |
| Major Practice Areas | General practice |
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| Date Founded | 1965 |
| Company Type | LLP |
| Website | www.manatt.com |
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP is a Los Angeles-based law firm of approximately 450 attorneys and other professionals founded in 1965. The firm earned revenues in excess of $200 million in 2006. Manatt also operates a subsidiary ManattJones Global Strategies which offers a range of consulting services to public and private corporations with professionals in all of the firm's US offices plus outposts in Mexico City and São Paulo. James R. Jones, a former Congressman from Oklahoma and Ambassador to Mexico is a member of ManattJones.
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[edit] History
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips was founded by Charles Taylor Manatt, former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Thomas Phelps, a banking and finance attorney. In 1976, Mickey Kantor joined the firm and his name was added to the letterhead until his departure in 1993. Kantor served as Secretary of Commerce during the Clinton Administration. L. Lee Phillips, an entertainment lawyer, joined the firm in 1977 and became a named partner soon after.
In 2003, the growing firm merged with New York-based boutique law firm Kalkines Arky Zall & Bernstein, a health care practice to launch Manatt's New York City operations. In 2008, the firm merged with Steefel Levitt & Weiss to launch in San Francisco.
[edit] Major Practice Areas
- Health care
- Entertainment
- Litigation
- Real Estate
- Advertising
- Lobbying
[edit] Notable Clients
- In advertising: Diageo, Coca Cola Company and Yahoo!
- In banking: E-Trade, California National Bank and Wachovia
- In energy: Sun Edison, British Petroleum, and AES Corporation
- In entertainment: Time Warner, Cher and Dr. Phil
- In health care: Pfizer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and Bayer

