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.

Regulatory Takings Law: Ninth Circuit Panel Holds a Mobile Home Rent Control Ordinance Is Subject To a "Facial Challenge" And Awards Compensation to Property Owners
David P. Lanferman, Deborah M. Rosenthal, October 6, 2009
According to a panel of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, the City of Goleta owes compensation to mobile home park owners for economic losses resulting from the enactment of a mobile home rent control ordinance. In Guggenheim v. City of Goleta, the panel held that, on its face, the rent...

EU's Proposals for Global Pact on Climate Change at Copenhagen
Stephanie Brecher, Neil Ray, September 10, 2009
The successful conclusion of the international climate change negotiations at Copenhagen at the end of 2009 is a key priority for the European Union ("EU"). In January 2009, the European Commission ("EC") set out its proposals for a comprehensive and ambitious new global...

Advantage of Public Financing: Stimulus Funding and Beyond
Stephanie Brecher, Leah Cohen, August 19, 2009
In response to tight credit markets, cleantech companies, particularly those without access to the public equity markets, are increasingly looking to non-traditional sources of financing to supplement venture capital and meet their needs for growth capital. While there has been a lot of buzz...

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