Managing Partner Simon Malko talked to Bloomberg’s Vivia Chen about how his own experiences dealing with stress and anxiety inspired him to make mental healthcare more accessible to everyone at the firm. He shared, “When I became a managing partner [in 2019], I had a lot of anxiety. I was dealing with a lot at work and the stress of raising two kids at home. I had an awful lot on my plate, and I was struggling with managing it all. Most lawyers, if they’re honest, have these issues...
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Offices
Overview
Morris, Manning, & Martin is a full-service, Am Law 200, law firm with both national and international reach. We dedicate ourselves to the constant pursuit of our clients' success. By combining market-leading legal services with a total understanding of our client's needs, we are able to maximize effectiveness, efficiency, and opportunity while providing optimal value for our clients.
Client-Centered Enterprise
MMM is more than a full-service law firm, we are what our clients need us to be. We are their counsel, their advisors, and, most of the time, their friends. At the end of the day, our clients' successes are the only true measure of our success. Therefore, we pursue a client-focused strategy to ensure that we have, and continue to develop, leading lawyers in fields of importance to our clients. Our end goal is to provide exceptional value for each client, which means understanding existing laws, as well as, issues on the horizon; navigating regulatory obstacles; providing access to complementary parties, such as investment banks or accounting firms; remaining vigilant in our pursuit of cost effective, quality counsel; and building long-term relationships.
Industry Leadership
A good business lawyer needs to be more than just a legal expert; he or she must also be an ally in helping clients build their companies and achieving their strategic objectives. Morris, Manning, & Martin's lawyers have earned a national reputation for our commitment to excellence from serving as a leading national real estate transactions firm, to defending Fortune 50 companies in nationwide class action litigations, to working with emerging companies to build equity and grow their business, to looking beyond today and developing practices to benefit our clients' future needs. We are able to anticipate and address the rapid changes in financial markets, technologies, regulations, and operations that affect our clients. Our lawyers work to obtain the best legal outcome that fosters both short term and long term prosperity for their client's business.
Diversity in the Workplace
As a firm that serves a wide array of regional, national and international companies and institutions, Morris, Manning, & Martin understands that having a diverse complement of lawyers and staff gives our clients a greater breadth of perspective. As a firm, we pride ourselves on including various personnel opinions and backgrounds to provide our clients with well-rounded representation. Achieving the Mansfield Certification, a national certification that measures whether firms affirmatively consider at least 30 percent women and attorneys of color for leadership and governance roles, recognizes our initiative in action.
Firm Spirit
MMMPact, our firm's social responsibility program, embodies an integral part of our firm's identity. Consisting of five established programs: Civic Leadership Initiative, Community Involvement Initiative, Diversity Initiative, Pro Bono Initiative, and Women's Initiative. MMMPact provides the platform to demonstrate pride in our work, each other, our communities and our clients. It is our goal to have all of the firm's lawyers, paralegals and staff, contribute 50 hours toward an MMMPact program within a calendar year. This goal reflects not only our leadership's commitment to excellence and prominence in nonprofit work, but also the hard work and dedication of everyone at the firm.
Year this Office was Established: 1976
Lawyers Worldwide: 242
Languages: Cantonese, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish
Notable
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners

Paul H. Arne
Partner
Meredith Caiafa
Partner
David M. Calhoun
Partner
Frank W. DeBorde
Partner
Edmund Emerson III
Partner
Heather Friedman
Partner
Christina Graham
Partner
Bonnie Y. Hochman Rothell
Partner
Mary S. Hodgins
Partner
Larry Kunin
Partner
Michele Madison
Partner
Simon R. Malko
Managing Partner
Julie C. Mendoza
Partner
Brady W. Mills
Partner
Catherine Morgen
Partner
R. Will Planert
Partner
Lauren B. Prevost
Partner
Nicholas Rueter
Partner
Seslee S. Smith
Partner
Bruce Smith
Partner
Robert Threlkeld
Partner
Scott Wagner
Partner
John C. Yates
PartnerAssociates

Elliott Leigh Coward
Associate
Hillary K. Lukacs
AssociateOf Counsel

Gene Degnan
AttorneyOther

Elizabeth Altmeyer
Marketing and Business Development Coordinator
Emma K. Peterson
International Trade Analyst
Gerald L. Pouncey
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Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) is a new federally-funded program providing emergency assistance for eligible venues adversely affected by COVID-19. The program, administered by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Disaster Assistance, will offer over $16 billion in grants to shuttered venues, providing economic relief to eligible entities. This legal update summarizes the requirements and additional information related to the grant application process...
Press
MMM Represents Medxoom In Their Acquisition By Allied Benefit Systems
ATLANTA–July 18, 2023— Morris, Manning & Martin advised Medxoom in their acquisition by Allied Benefit Systems.Allied Benefit Systems, LLC (Allied), one of the nation's largest healthcare administrators for employee benefit plans, and its majority equity holder, funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, today announced the acquisition of Medxoom, Inc. (Medxoom), an industry leading digital benefits platform. Medxoom's state-of-the-art technology is utilized by health plans, benefits consultants, employer groups, and third-party administrators throughout the country to optimize their member's experience and manage their healthcare benefits...
MMM Represents Medxoom In Their Acquisition By Allied Benefit Systems
ATLANTA–July 18, 2023— Morris, Manning & Martin advised Medxoom in their acquisition by Allied Benefit Systems.Allied Benefit Systems, LLC (Allied), one of the nation's largest healthcare administrators for employee benefit plans, and its majority equity holder, funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, today announced the acquisition of Medxoom, Inc. (Medxoom), an industry leading digital benefits platform. Medxoom's state-of-the-art technology is utilized by health plans, benefits consultants, employer groups, and third-party administrators throughout the country to optimize their member's experience and manage their healthcare benefits...
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MMM Tech Law & Business Report
The goal of the MMM Tech Law & Business Report is to inform, educate and socialize important business and legal issues directly relevant to our target audience — entrepreneurs, investors and strategic partners.