Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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.

California Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Employee Incentive Compensation Plan
November 9, 2009
On November 2, 2009, the California Supreme Court handed down its decision in Schachter v. Citigroup, Inc. At issue was Citigroup's voluntary employee incentive compensation plan that provided employees with shares of restricted company stock at a reduced price in lieu of a portion of the...

Challenge to 12-Hour Shift Pay Practice Defeated in Significant Class Action Lawsuit before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal
November 9, 2009
Sheppard Mullin partner Douglas Hart achieved a major victory for employers everywhere when the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in the class action lawsuit entitled Parth v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center on October 22, 2009. The Ninth Circuit...

Federal Government Fires More Salvos At Executive Compensation
Gregory C. Schick, November 9, 2009
The federal government's extraordinary multi-pronged attack against executive compensation practices took another step forward, this time with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors ("FRB") taking aim. On October 22, 2009, the FRB proposed new guidance that will dramatically affect...