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.

Multinational Companies Could Face Stricter Transfer Pricing Investigation by Chinese Tax Authorities
Tony Shen, November 10, 2009
In the beginning of 2009, the Chinese government set a target for annual tax growth of 8.2%. Due to the financial crisis, tax revenue has dropped 10.3% in the first quarter and 6% in the first half of the year compared with the same periods of last year. Therefore, China's State Administration of...

Hulu: The Successful Copyright Licensing Model
Tony Shen, October 30, 2009
On Sept. 28, 2009, comScore released August 2009 online video visit statistics from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that the online video visit volume exceeded 25 billion in August, the largest number ever recorded. Google accounted for more than 10 billion visits during the month, while...

China Enhances Supervision of Cross-border Related Party Transactions
Liuming (Willow) Wei, August 19, 2009
On July 6, 2009, the China State Administration for Taxation ("SAT") issued a Notice Regarding Enhancement of Supervision and Investigation of Cross-border Related Party Transactions (the "Notice"). The Notice aims at preventing overseas companies from shifting losses to their...

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