Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (Manatt) provides legal and consulting services to domestic and international clients. It operates through four business units, which are Business, Finance and Real Estate; Entertainment, Media & Intellectual Property; Government and International Trade and Policy; and Litigation. The services offered by the company include corporate finance and securities, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, employment and labor, energy and natural resources, financial services, government policy and advocacy, insurance, intellectual property, health care, and technology and emerging business. It also provides counsel in a range of areas including administrative and legislative analysis; lobbying; environmental law and land use; government contracts; immigration; legislative drafting; political, election and campaign law; and rulemaking and regulatory proceedings. The firm serves Mexico, Latin America, Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, China, and Africa. It was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Orange County, Palo Alto, and Sacramento, California; Washington, District of Columbia; and Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico.