Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

About this office:

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton's founding partners began the firm in Los Angeles in 1927 with the simple blueprint of providing superior client service and legal counseling. Sheppard Mullin attorneys continue to respond rapidly to ever-changing business and legal environments with creative, cost-effective and practical solutions. The firm's philosophy is to staff matters with experienced, effective, results-oriented attorneys who recognize that availability, accessibility and responsiveness to our clients is fundamental.

General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts; Financial Institutions Law; Commercial Law; Banking; Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring; Construction; Creditors' Rights; Corporate; Securities; Antitrust; Entertainment; Intellectual Property; Unfair Competition; Labor and Employment; Health Care; Pension and Employee Benefits; Federal, State and Local Taxation; Government Contracts; Real Estate; Land Use; Environmental; White Collar Criminal Defense; International Business; Administrative; Probate; Trust; Estate Planning; Aerospace and Defense.

China's New Patent Law Effective October 1, 2009
Jingyuan Sun, October 26, 2009
On December 27, 2008, China's top legislature (the National People's Congress) approved the revision of the Patent Law. It became effective on October 1, 2009. The law was promulgated in 1984 and had previously been revised in 1992 and 2000. The first amendment added pharmaceutical compositions to...

California Tax Commission Report
Dawn Mayer, October 16, 2009
Governor Schwarzenegger established the Commission on the 21st Century Economy (the "Commission") to evaluate and recommend changes to California's tax system. A report of the Commission's findings was published in September 2009. Six recommendations were proposed, which, if approved,...

Federal Circuits Grapple With Standard of Proof and the "Fraud-On-The-Market" Presumption at Class Certification Stage
John P. Stigi, Jonathan D. Moss, October 16, 2009
In recent years, a split among the circuits has developed in federal securities class actions with regard to the procedure and standard of proof required to certify a class. At the class certification stage of the proceedings, district courts are instructed to conduct a "rigorous...

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