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.

Retailers Get More Clarity on Key Privacy Issues in Song-Beverly Cases -- Zip Code O.K., Reverse Lookup O.K., E-MAIL Address Not Preempted
Elizabeth S. Berman, P. Craig Cardon, November 9, 2009
The California Court of Appeal has recently published two new decisions involving data privacy class actions. Both involve claims under the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act. The most recent, Jessica Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., 2009 DJDAR 15191, affirmed the judgment against the plaintiff on...

First Sale Doctrine Not Applicable To Foreign Imports Manufactured and First Sold Abroad
Edwin C. Komen, Elizabeth S. Berman, October 19, 2009
The Ninth Circuit recently handed manufacturers a gift.

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