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.

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Palmer Case -- Are Inclusionary Zoning Practices Due for Change?
David P. Lanferman, James E. Pugh, November 9, 2009
On October 22, 2009, the California Supreme Court decided not to review the Court of Appeal's decision in the landmark Palmer/Sixth Street Properties v. City of Los Angeles case...This decision, although favorable for Palmer, could launch "inclusionary zoning" and similar affordable...

Third Circuit Holds That Plaintiffs Alleging Respa Violations under Section 8 Need Not Show an Overcharge to Have Article III Standing To Sue
John P. Stigi, Martin D. White, November 9, 2009
In Alston v. Countrywide Financial Corp., 2009 WL 3448264 (3d Cir. October 28, 2009), the United States Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit confronted the issue of whether consumer plaintiffs alleging a violation of section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974...

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...

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