Austin ShepherdAssociateSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail202.747.3264 Professional Biography Austin Shepherd is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C., office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Austin Shepherd ALERT: Delete, Delete, Delete—FCC Calls for Comment on Which Rules Should be Eliminated - (Posted On Wednesday, March 19, 2025) ALERT: FCC Sets December 31, 2024 Deadline for Providers to Address Robocall Mitigation Database Deficiencies - (Posted On Tuesday, December 17, 2024) FCC Cracks Down: Are You Ready for the Robocall Mitigation Compliance Blitz? - (Posted On Thursday, December 12, 2024) ALERT: FCC Seeks to Eliminate Digital Discrimination - (Posted On Wednesday, December 20, 2023) ALERT: FCC Opens Rulemaking on Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Licensed Spectrum - (Posted On Wednesday, January 04, 2023) ALERT: Space Innovation Comes to Part 25 as the FCC Proposes New Reforms for its Satellite and Earth Station Licensing Rules - (Posted On Friday, December 09, 2022) ALERT: FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Announces Plans to Create a Space Bureau - (Posted On Friday, November 04, 2022) ALERT: NTIA Seeks Public Comment on Implementation of Upcoming Broadband Grant Programs - (Posted On Monday, January 10, 2022) Look Up In The Sky! It’s Not A Bird. It’s Not A Plane. It’s A Haps! - (Posted On Monday, December 06, 2021) Current Legal Analysis Arbitration in ERISA Litigation: Supreme Court Declines Review as Circuit Split Persists by: Jenny Cascone Mosh , Cory Thomas Qantas Airways Cuts Executive Pay After Cyber Incident: A Governance Signal for the Industry by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity TSCA CBI Substantiations Will Begin to Expire in 2026 by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. The NLRB Announces Its Intention to Sue Just as Governor Huchul Signs Bill Asserting Jurisdiction Over Labor Relations in New York by: Christopher R. Williams , John S. Bolesta Employer Not Liable for Co-Worker’s Harassing Off-Duty, Off-Premises Conduct But Should Have Better Protected Employee by: Anthony J Oncidi , Jennifer J. McDermott FDA's AI-Powered Crackdown on Alleged Deceptive Drug Promotions by: Kate Hardey The Multi-Pronged CCC Approach to Advocacy by: Marybeth J. Nassif Adequacy of the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework Survives Challenge by: Frances M. Green States Grant Safe Leave for Crime Victims by: Adam T. Pankratz , John G. Stretton Enhanced Cooperation and Information Sharing in Customs Enforcement: DOJ and DHS Create Trade Fraud Task Force by: Laura Siegel Rabinowitz , Linda Ricci California Privacy Protection Agency Defends Broad Authority to Investigate Potential CCPA Violations by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Trump Administration Continues Dismantling Government Organizations Focused on Climate Change by: Jacob H. Hupart Department of Defense Issues Final Rule Implementing Contractor Requirements to Safeguard Sensitive Information by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity CFTC Withdraws Guidance on Carbon Credits by: Jacob H. Hupart McDermott+ Check-Up: September 12, 2025 by: Debra Curtis , Kristen O’Brien Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 18 2025 Workplace Horizons Extension: Chicago Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Print