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 Reorganization; Construction; Corporate; Securities; Antitrust; Entertainment; Intellectual Property; Unfair Competition; Labor and Employment; 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.

Federal Government Fires More Salvos At Executive Compensation
Gregory C. Schick, November 9, 2009
The federal government's extraordinary multi-pronged attack against executive compensation practices took another step forward, this time with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors ("FRB") taking aim. On October 22, 2009, the FRB proposed new guidance that will dramatically affect...

General Contractors' Liability to Subcontractors' Employees on Public Infrastructure Projects
Edward B. Lozowicki, November 9, 2009
Contractors who are bidding or securing public works contracts must be aware of the potential liability to subcontractors' employees for unpaid wages, whether it be with state or local public agencies. Unlike private projects, contracting for public infrastructure entails the added obligations and...

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...

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