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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard Mullin is a full-service AmLaw 100 firm with over 1000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Founded in 1927 on the principle that the firm would succeed only if its attorneys delivered prompt, high-quality, and cost-effective legal services, Sheppard Mullin provides legal counsel to U.S. and international clients. Companies turn to Sheppard Mullin to handle a full range of corporate and technology matters, high-stakes litigation, and complex financial transactions. In the U.S., the firm's clients include more than half of the Fortune 100 companies.

Associate
Aracely Abarca is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Areas of Practice
Aracely defends employers from a variety of industries in…
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Special Counsel
Sarah Aberg is special counsel in the White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Group in the firm's New York office.
Areas of Practice
Sarah's practice encompasses litigation,…
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Associate
Ava Amini is an associate in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. She received her J.D. from Northwestern University in 2014 and her B.A. from Brown…
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Partner
Brian Anderson is a Partner in Sheppard Mullin’s San Francisco office. He is Leader of the firm’s Technology & Commercial Transactions Practice and Advertising Team. 
Areas of Practice…
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Associate
Emily D. Anderson is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's New York office. She is also a member of the Construction team. 
Emily has extensive experience…
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Associate


Julia Anderson is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office. 


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Partner
Daniel practices corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions. His practice includes venture capital and private equity…
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Associate
Sarah F. Ben-Moussa is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
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Partner
Carolyn R. Benson is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Dallas office.
Areas of Practice
Carolyn has extensive experience in real property…
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Associate
Matt Benz is an associate in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Chicago office. 
Areas of Practice
Matt concentrates his practice on both debtor and creditor…
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Associate
Peter Berg assists clients throughout the United States and abroad in maximizing their business opportunities. He represents clients that range from private to public companies and from…
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Associate
David Berger is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
During law school, David served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Manuel L. Real in…
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Partner
David B. Chidlaw is a partner in the firm's San Diego office where he specializes in labor and employment matters on behalf of management, employers and high net worth individuals.
Areas of…
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Partner
John Chierichella is a partner in the Government Contracts and Regulated Industries Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Chierichella has a broad…
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Special Counsel
Michael Chilleen is a special counsel in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Chilleen specializes in class action defense and…
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Our Shanghai and Beijing offices serve as the center of the Firm’s Asia practice. These offices handle international matters involving not only China but also Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea,…
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Associate
Bobby Chipman is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
Areas of Practice
Bobby’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity…
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Associate
Eugene Choi is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office. 
Areas of Practice
Eugene's practice encompasses a variety of corporate and securities…
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Land Use Planner
Jennifer Dickson is a principal planner with the Real Estate, Land Use, and Environmental Practice Group in the firm’s New York office.
Areas of Expertise
Jennifer works with developers,…
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Associate
Eric DiIulio is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.
Mr. DiIulio earned his J.D. from U.C. Hastings, where he participated in Moot Court and…
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Special Counsela
Amy Dilcher is special counsel in the Corporate Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's Washington D.C. office.
Amy’s practice focuses on transactional and regulatory matters, helping…
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Partner
Thomas Dillickrath is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Tom focuses on antitrust litigation and merger investigations. Prior…
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Partner
Thomas Dillickrath is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Tom focuses on antitrust litigation and merger investigations. Prior…
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Associate
Mr. Dineen is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office. 
Areas of Practice
Mr. Dineen practices general business and commercial litigation. He has a…
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Associate
Daniel Free is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Mr. Free has experience representing a broad range of US and global investment fund clients where…
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Associate
Jon R. Freedman is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Education


J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2016, Business Law Certificate


B.A…
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Associate
Melissa Freeling is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office and a member of the firm’s Mortgage Banking and Multi-Family Teams.
Areas of Practice…
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Partner


Geraldine Freeman is a partner in the San Francisco office and former co-chair of the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group where she specializes in bankruptcy, workouts, enforcement of…
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Partner
Richard A. Friedman is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Friedman is principally engaged in the practice of Corporate and…
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Partner
Mr. Friedman is a partner in the Business Trial and White Collar Practice Groups in the firm's New York office. He heads the Business Trial Practice Group in New York.
Areas of Practice
Mr…
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Associate
Samuel T. Gilkeson IV is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Century City office and is a member of the firm’s Healthcare Team.
Education


J.D., Pepperdine…
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Associate
Eric Gill is an associate in the Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group in the firm's Del Mar office. 
Areas of Practice
Mr. Gill maintains a dynamic IP practice that encompasses patent…
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Partner


Mr. Gillespie is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Washington D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Gillespie’s practice focuses on complex judicial and…
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Partner
Katherine Gillespie is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Chicago office. She is Team Leader of the Energy, Infrastructure and Project…
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Associate


Grace Gilman is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office. 


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Partner
Denise E. Giraudo is a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Denise Giraudo counsels and represents management in a…
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Partner
Scott E. Hennigh is a Construction and Government Contracts trial attorney and a partner of the Firm in our Business Trial Practice Group.  He is the leader of the firm's Construction…
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Partner
Ms. Henry is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. She co-chairs the firm's food and beverage industry team, and consumer class action defense…
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Partner
Kelly Hensley is a partner in the Los Angeles office and is Leader of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group. She specializes in labor and employment counseling and wage and hour…
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Associate
Justin Hepworth is an associate in the Tax and Estate Planning Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office.
Justin's practice focuses on tax transactional and controversy matters. He…
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Associate


 Ms. Hernandez is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office.


Areas of Practice
Ms. Hernandez specializes in state and federal labor and…
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Don T. Hibner, Jr. is Of Counsel to the Antitrust Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. 
Areas of Practice
Mr. Hibner has specialized in antitrust litigation and counseling…
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Partner
Seong Kim is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Litigation Practice Groups in the firm's Los Angeles (Century City) office. He also spends considerable time in the firm’s Seoul…
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Associate
Timothy Kim is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Mr. Kim specializes in advising and defending employers in nearly all aspects of…
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Associate
Mr. Kim is an associate in the Labor and Employment Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Mr. Kim specializes in labor and employment matters on behalf of employers, including wage and…
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Associate
Sean Kirby is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's New York Office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Kirby has experience representing management in a variety of…
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Associate
Alexandra Kitson is an associate in the Governmental Practice in the firm's New York office. 
Areas of Practice
Alexandra focuses her practice on FDA regulatory matters, counseling clients…
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Associate
Alison Kleaver is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's Latin America Practice.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Kleaver…
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Special Counsel
Russell Leu is a special counsel in the Corporate Practice Group, residing in the firm's Beijing office. His clients are primarily located in China and the Pacific region. Prior to joining…
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Associate
Ms. Malika Levarlet is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Levarlet's practice focuses on advising international and…
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Partner
Katarzyna Levecke is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Chicago office.
Areas of Practice
Katarzyna concentrates her practice on …
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Special Counsel
Aaron Levy is special counsel in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Areas of Practice
Aaron represents asset managers, investment funds, major banks,…
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Associate
Jason Levy is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Century City office and is a member of the firm’s Healthcare team.
Areas of Practice
Jason's practice focuses on…
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Associate
Bryanne Lewis is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office.
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Associate
Imad S. Matini is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Matini’s practice focuses on business litigation and…
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Partner
Candace L. Matson is a partner in Sheppard Mullin's Los Angeles office where she is a member of the Business Trials, Real Estate, and Finance & Bankruptcy Practice Groups and…
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Member
Theodore C. Max is a member of the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising and Intellectual Property Practice Groups in the New York office, where he focuses on counseling clients on…
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Associate
Theo Mayer is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.
Areas of Practice
Theo’s practice focuses on patent prosecution and…
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Associate
Lisa Mays is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington D.C. office.


J.D., The George Washington University…
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Associate
Keeley McCarty is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Ms. McCarty’s practice focuses on…
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Associate
Ariela R. Pier is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. She is also a member of the firm's recruiting committee.
Areas of Practice
Ariela…
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Partner
Jill Pietrini is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
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Associate
Ms. Plocky is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. 
Ms. Plocky represents clients in a variety of commercial and business litigation matters…
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Associate
David Poell is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Chicago office, particularly focusing on the areas of consumer privacy and class action litigation.
Areas of…
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Special Counsel
Chris Ponder is a Special Counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Silicon Valley office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Ponder's practice focuses on complex patent and…
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Partner
John E. Ponder is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Ponder specializes in the representation of…
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Partner
Richard (Rick) Rifenbark is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Century City office. He is also a member of the firm’s Healthcare team.
Areas of Practice
Rick's practice…
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Associate
Jean Ripley is an associate in the Business Trials Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
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Associate

Lowell Ritter is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office. 

 
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Associate
Mr. Roberts is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Roberts has…
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Associate
Alexander K. Robinson is an associate in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. Alexander's areas of practice are in real estate law,…
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Partner
Alexis Robinson is a partner and the Practice Group Leader of the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Alexis, a former in-house counsel…
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Associate
Abigail Sharkey is an associate in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office
Education:
J.D., University of California, Los…
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Associate


Mukund Sharma is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Palo Alto office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Sharma specializes in all areas of intellectual property…
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Partner
Matthew Shatzkes is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the New York office of Sheppard Mullin and is a member of the firm’s healthcare practice team.
Areas of Practice
Matthew…
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Associate
Wesley Shelton is an associate in the Labor and Employment Group in the firm's Orange County office.
Wesley Shelton advises clients in a wide range of labor and employment legal matters,…
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Associate
Melissa Shender is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
Areas of Practice
Melissa advises public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions…
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Associate


Austin Shepherd is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C., office. 


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Associate
Limore Torbati is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Torbati's education includes:



J.D., Harvard Law School, 2014


B.A.,…
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Associate
Mario Torrico is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations, and International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Mario focuses his practice on…
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Partner
Amy L. Tranckino is a partner in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office and Practice Group Leader of the Tax, Employee Benefits, and Trusts and Estates Practice Group.  Ms. Tranckino is a…
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The Entertainment, Technology and Advertising practice at Sheppard Mullin is a full-service multi-disciplinary group representing the major motion picture studios, television networks and…
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Associate
Allison Wu Troianos is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Areas of Practice
Allison’s practice focuses on advising companies on a broad range of…
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Attorney
Mathew Troughton is an attorney and litigator in Sheppard Mullin's San Francisco office. His practice is focused on Energy and Construction law and litigation.
Mr. Troughton represents…
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Partner
Mr. Williams is the Managing Partner and Chief Representative of the firm's Shanghai office and a partner in the firm's Corporate Practice Group.
Mr. Williams' practice encompasses a broad…
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Associate
Sarah Williamson is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Dallas office.
Areas of Practice
Sarah has experience in various aspects of litigation involving…
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Special Counsel
Michael B. Wilmar is special counsel in the Real Estate, Land Use and Natural Resources Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.
Mr. Wilmar specializes in all aspects of land use…
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General Counsel
Kenneth L. Wiseman is a Special Counsel in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Ken's practice focuses on…
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Associate
Amanda Witt is an associate in the Business Trial Practice group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Practice 

Litigation

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Associate
Blanka Wolfe is an associate in the Finance & Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Ms. Wolfe represents international and domestic clients in domestic bankruptcy…
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP has been named a Go-To Thought Leader by the National Law Review in the field of immigration law. Sheppard Mullin’s Immigration Practice Group saw significant traction throughout the year detailing the changing H-1B landscape. In particular, authors Greg L. Berk, Andrew J. Desposito, and Christine L. Doyle authored the article “Annual H-1B Visa Lottery Will Open on March 1, 2022,” which reached well over 40,000 readers in 2022.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP has been named a Go-To Thought Leader for their ongoing coverage of COVID-19 PPP (Payroll Protection Program) loan forgiveness requirements and rules. As the pandemic has changed how companies operate, the U.S. Small Business Administration has published a series of Interim Final Rules that affect loan forgiveness requirements, review procedures, and more. Authors Nirav Bhatt, Bijal N. Vira, and Peter Carson have tirelessly covered the ever-shifting status quo of PPP loans, providing clarity on the more nebulous and confusing elements of coronavirus relief.

 

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