Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Manatt goldlogo.jpg
Headquarters Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles
No. of offices 8
No. of attorneys 322
Major practice areas General practice
Revenue Green Arrow Up.svg$257.8 million (2010)
Date founded 1965
Company type LLP
Website
www.manatt.com

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is a Los Angeles-based law firm of more than 400 attorneys and other professionals founded in 1965. The firm earned revenues of nearly $260 million in 2010. 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. William T. Quicksilver is the firm's Chief Executive and Managing Partner.

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History

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips was founded by Charles Taylor Manatt, who later became chairman of the Democratic National Committee and U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, and Thomas Phelps, a banking and finance attorney. Litigation and sports lawyer Alan Rothenberg joined them soon after; Rothenberg remained a named partner in the firm until he moved to Latham & Watkins in 1990.[1] Former U.S. Senator John V. Tunney was a named partner from 1976 until early 1987.[2][3] L. Lee Phillips, an entertainment lawyer, joined the firm in 1977 and became a named partner in 1985.[4][5] Democratic activist Mickey Kantor joined the firm in 1976; he was a named partner from 1991[6] until his departure in 1993 to become United States Trade Representative, and, later, Secretary of Commerce during the Clinton Administration.

In 2008, the firm combined with Steefel, Levitt & Weiss to expand its presence in San Francisco.

Major Practice Areas

Notable Clients

Offices

Controversy

In 2010, it was revealed that the Government of Jamaica had undertaken the services of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in an attempt to re-establish diplomatic talks with the United States Government over the extradition request for alleged Jamaican drug lord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding and his ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) had refused to extradite Coke, a notable supporter of the party, and an alleged enforcer and strongman—indicted by federal prosecutors in Manhattan in August 2009 on drug and gun trafficking charges—by claiming that evidence cited by federal prosecutors in the U.S. for an August 2009 indictment relied on wiretaps illegally obtained under Jamaican law. The revelation sparked a wave of controversy in Jamaica, and a public commission of enquiry was set up in 2011 with the same name as the law firm[7].

References

  1. ^ Linda Darnell Williams, "Manatt Phelps' Rothenberg Goes to Latham & Watkins", Los Angeles Times, July 12, 1990.
  2. ^ Martin Smith, "Difficult days for Manatt & Co.", Modesto Bee, July 16, 1984.
  3. ^ "Ex-Sen. Tunney to Leave Law Practice", Associated Press in Oxnard Press-Courier, December 23, 1986.
  4. ^ "People: Los Angeles County", Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1985.
  5. ^ Marylouise Oates, "Celebration Suits Westside Law Firm", Los Angeles Times, November 8, 1985.
  6. ^ "Manatt Phelps & Phillips changes its name, Los Angeles Times, October 24, 1991.
  7. ^ Jamaican Government Relationship with Mannat

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