Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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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.

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

Decision to Deny a Zoning Change Subject to 90-Day Statute of Limitation
Katharine J. Mueller, February 20, 2012
An action challenging a legislative body’s decision to deny a zone change is subject to a 90-day limitation period set forth in section 65009(c) of the California Planning and Zoning Law (Cal. Gov. Code §§ 65000 et seq.). In June, 2009, General Development Co., L.P., filed for a...

Tiered EIR Must Be Prepared Where Program EIR Provides Insufficient Guidance on Discretionary Choices
Katharine J. Mueller, February 20, 2012
Plaintiffs and Appellants, led by the Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation (Sierra Nevada), challenged the County of El Dorado’s adoption of an oak woodland management plan and mitigation fee program (the Woodland Plan) without an environmental impact report. The County had completed a...

Fisher v. Halliburton: Fifth Circuit Invokes Common Sense To Defend Defense Base Act
Alexander W. Major, February 14, 2012
In March 2010, a federal district court in Texas ruled that the deaths and injuries sustained by a group of civilian convoy drivers in Iraq during insurgent attacks were not “accidents” caused by conditions of their employment and were, therefore, outside the scope of the protections...

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