Bryant Torres

MP Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP More Manatt is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. We are keenly focused on specific industry sectors, providing legal and consulting capabilities at the very highest levels to achieve our clients’ business objectives.

On January 28, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) —titled Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation—directing all Executive Branch agencies to work toward shutting off access to gender affirming care (GAC) nationwide for all children and youth under the age of 19.1 While the EO does not immediately change any rules or regulations, it announces as "policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called...

Definitions of Key Terms : "The attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, preferred language, or other factors that affect access to care and health outcomes." : "Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health, health quality,...