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.

Air Cargo Class Action to Proceed -- District Court Overrules Twombly Dismissal Recommendation
Daniel L. Brown, October 16, 2009
On August 21, 2009, Judge John Gleeson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York overruled a magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss antitrust and other claims asserted in a multi-district putative class action against domestic and foreign airlines that provide...

Multimillion Dollar Class Action Settlements Approved In Insurance Brokerage Litigations
Daniel L. Brown, October 16, 2009
On September 8, 2009, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the approval of two multimillion-dollar class action settlements in consolidated multi district cases arising from investigations and civil lawsuits alleging bid rigging and steering activities in the insurance industry. See In re...

Second Circuit Reverses Order Disqualifying Defense Counsel in Suit over Demutualization of Insurance Company
John P. Stigi, Aimee R. Kahn, October 16, 2009
In Murray v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., No. 09-3716-CV, 2009 WL 3080462 (2d Cir. Sept. 29, 2009), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed an order by the district court disqualifying defense counsel for a life insurance company in an action alleging fraud in connection...

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