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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
Daniel J. Alvarado is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations, and International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Daniel's…
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Associate
David Alvarez is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
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Associate
Ana advises on EU and Spanish competition law, including State aid matters in several sectors such as air and rail transport, energy, insurance and basic industries. She is also involved in…
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Associate
Alexandria Amerine is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in Sheppard Mullins' Dallas office. She earned her J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 2022, where she…
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Associate
Julie Bauman is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.


J.D., University of Southern…
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Partner
Mr. Beall is a partner in the Firm's Orange County office. He currently serves as a member of the Firm's Executive Committee and as the Firm's Managing Partner. Mr. Beall previously served…
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Associate
Alexandra Bear is an associate in the Entertainment and Digital Media Practice Group in the Firm's New York office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Bear’s practice focuses on transactional matters in…
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Associate
Amanda E. Beckwith is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office. 
Areas of Practice
Ms. Beckwith represents employers in all aspects of…
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Associate
Esperance Becton is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the Healthcare Industry team.
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Robert J. Bello is an associate in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Bello’s practice focuses on commercial…
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Partner
Ms. Laura Chapman is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Chapman has extensive experience handling, managing and…
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Partner
Jennifer Chavez is a partner in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office.
Areas of Practice
Jennifer's practice focuses on land…
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Associate
Allison Cheffer is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Areas of Practice
Allison represents and counsels employers in wage and hour…
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Partner
Dmitriy Chelnitsky is a partner in the Tax Practice Group in the firm's New York office, specializing in executive compensation, employee benefits and ERISA matters.
Areas of Practice…
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Partner
Will Chen is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in the firm's Silicon Valley office.
Areas of Practice
Will advises clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including…
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Associate
Rachel Cheong is an associate in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in the Sheppard Mullin's Los Angeles office.
Areas of Practice
Rachel represents public…
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Special Counsel
Jordan Derringer is a special counsel in the Business Trial Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's San Diego office.
Jordan's practice focuses on insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.…
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Attorney
Snehal Desai is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office. She is a member of the Privacy and Cybersecurity Team, the Advertising Team and…
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Special Counsel
Andrew Desposito is special counsel in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office. Andrew's practice focuses on business immigration including I-9 compliance…
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Partner
Mr. Thomas Devaney is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
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Associate
A.J. is an associate in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. 
A.J. has over a decade of experience helping banks, non-bank financial institutions…
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Associate
Bernice Diaz is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office.
Bernice’s practice focuses on labor and employment litigation, representing employers…
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Associate
Robert Foster is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.
Areas of Practice
Bobby represents employers in various types of…
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Partner
Kenneth Fox is a partner in the Finance and Bankruptcy Group in the firm's Orange County Office and Leader of the Real Estate Finance Team.
Areas of Practice
Kenneth has experience in…
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Associate
Roy Fox is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office and is a member of the Healthcare Team, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Roy has worked…
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Partner
Stephen E. Fox is a partner in the firm's Labor and Employment and Business Trials Practice Groups and co-managing partner of the firm's Dallas office.
Areas of Practice
Stephen Fox has…
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Partner
Alfred Fraijo is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Natural Resources practice group in the firm's Los Angeles office.  He is a leader of the firm's Latin America Practice Group, a…
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Associate
Darren M. Franklin is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. 
Areas of Practice
Mr. Franklin is a registered patent attorney with expertise…
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Associate
Melissa Gertler is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
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Partner
Jay Gerzog is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's New York office. He has nearly 30 years of experience in tax, corporate, and regulatory matters for clients in the…
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Associate
Alexis Gevanter is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.
Areas of Practice:
Alexis Gevanter represents and counsels employers in all…
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Partner
Nioura F. Ghazni is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm’s San Francisco office and is a member of the firm’s Healthcare industry team.
Areas of Practice
Nioura represents…
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Attorney
Erica Gibbons is an attorney in the Business Trial Practice Group out of Sheppard Mullin's Houston office. Prior to law practice, Ms. Gibbons worked as a Paralegal and legal assistant at a…
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Partner
Michael Gilbert is a partner in the Government Contracts, Investigations and International Trade practice group in the firm's New York office.
Areas of Practice
Michael, a former federal…
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Associate
Eric Hedlund is an associate in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's Dallas office.
Areas of Practice
Eric has extensive experience in real property…
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Partner
Oliver Heinisch is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group in the firm's London office.
Mr. Heinisch advises on all areas of EU, UK and German competition law with a focus…
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Associate
Yaas C. Hejazi is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
During law school, Ms. Hejazi externed both in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for…
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Associate
Alexandra Hemenway represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters. She focuses her practice on representing and counseling employers in all areas of employment  law,…
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Partner
Mr. John Hempill is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Areas of Practice
John Hempill is counsel to a number of companies in various industries. He has…
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Partner


Ms. Hengsbach is a partner in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Hengsbach…
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Associate
Eugene D. Kim is an associate in the Tax, Employee Benefits and Estate Planning Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office. 
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Associate
Hanjoong (Han) Kim is an associate in the Entertainment and Digital Media Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
Areas of Practice
Han’s practice focuses on transactional…
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Partner
Hwan Kim is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and the International Investment Arbitration Team in the firm's Washington, D.C. office and Seoul office.
His areas of practice are in…
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Associate
Michelle Kim is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles and Orange County offices. 
Areas of Practice
Ms. Kim has represented clients in all…
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Associate
Nam Kim is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.
Mr. Kim's practice focuses on patent litigation, patent preparation and…
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Partner
Phil Kim is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group in the firm's Dallas office.
Phil advises various types of healthcare providers in connection with transactional and…
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Associate
Peter Y. Lee is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco Office. 
Areas of Practice
Peter represents employers in all aspects of employment-…
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Associate
Ryan Lee is an associate in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group in the firm's Century City office. 
Areas of Practice
Ryan’s practice focuses primarily on corporate matters and…
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Associate
Sieun J. Lee is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.
Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Lee served as a judicial law clerk for the…
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Associate
Justine Lei is an associate in the Corporate and Governmental Practice Groups in the firm's New York office and is a member of the firm’s healthcare industry team.
Areas of Practice
Justine…
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Associate
Mr. Leimkuhler currently specializes in defending disability access discrimination claims under both the Americans with Disabilities Act and California state accessibility standards.  He…
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Associate
Seth Lemings is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.
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Partner
Lourdes M. Martinez is a Partner in the Corporate Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's New York office.
Lourdes' practice includes defending clients in criminal, civil and regulatory…
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Associate
Daniel Masakayan is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
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Associate
Fatemeh Mashouf is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. 
Areas of Practice
Fatemeh provides counsel to clients on labor and employment…
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Partner
Robert M. Masters is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Masters has extensive experience in all phases of…
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Partner
Bill Mateja is a partner in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Dallas office. He specializes in White Collar Defense and…
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Partner
Kyle Mathews is a partner in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Areas of Practice
Kyle specializes in the following areas:


Asset Based Lending…
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Partner
Shannon Z. Petersen is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Del Mar office and is co-chair of the firm’s consumer class action defense team and the firm’s TCPA class…
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Associate
Heather L. Petrovich is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations and International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Ms. Petrovich’s experience…
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Associate
Rambod Peykar is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Rambod has represented companies in a variety of corporate transactions including mergers and…
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Associate
Kelsey Pfleger is an associate in the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.
Areas of Practice
Kelsey’s practice focuses on advising…
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Special Counsel
Justine Phillips is a special counsel in both Data Privacy & Security and Labor and Employment Practice Groups in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.
Areas of Practice
Justine…
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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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Associate


Julia Remer is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.
Areas of Practice
Julia represents employers in all areas of labor and…
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Partner
Jennifer Renk is a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.
Areas of Practice
Jennifer’s practice focuses on land use and…
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Associate
JeAnne Reyes is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.


J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2014


B.A., Haverford College, 2004…
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Partner
Robert Rhoad is a partner in the Government Contracts, Investigations and International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
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Partner
D. Matthew Richardson is a partner in the Orange County and Los Angeles offices, a member of the Tax and Estate Planning Practice Group. 
Areas of Practice
Mr. Richardson specializes in…
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Associate


Matthew Riemer is an associate in the Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Riemer’s…
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Partner
Moorari Shah is a partner in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. 
Areas of Practice
Moorari combines deep in-house and law firm…
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Associate
Abraham Shanedling is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Shanedling represents clients in complex litigation and…
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Associate
Pengju (PJ) Shang is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Silicon Valley office.
Areas of Practice
PJ works on a variety of intellectual property matters,…
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The Shanghai Office is Sheppard Mullin's first overseas office and serves as the center of the Firm’s Asia practices. The Office handles international matters involving not only China but…
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Associate
Reed A. Shankwiler is an Associate in the Corporate Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's Century City office.
Reed’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, general corporate…
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Partner
Sara Helene Shanti is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Chicago office.
Areas of Practice
Shanti represents healthcare providers and technology companies in matters…
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Partner
Edward Tillinghast is a partner and Practice Group Leader of the firm's Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group. He specializes in U.S. and cross-border insolvencies, particularly involving…
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Associate
John M. Tilton is an associate in the Corporate Practice group in the firm's Century City office.
Education


J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2018


B.A., Hillsdale College,…
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Associate
Rachel Tischler is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Tischler’s practice includes a broad range of labor and…
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Partner
Mr. Tishler is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Del Mar Heights office and is the Co-Chair of the firm's Capital Market/Public Companies team.
Areas of Practice
Mr.…
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Associate
Mr. Tobias is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Mr. Tobias specializes in labor and employment matters on behalf of employers,…
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Partner
Tony Toranto is a partner in the Real Estate, Corporate and Finance Practice Groups in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) and San Francisco offices. He is Team Leader of the firm's Energy,…
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Associate
Chante Westmoreland is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Houston office.
Areas of Practice
Chante has significant trial experience for an associate so…
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Attorney
Ilona Wheat is an attorney in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.
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Partner
Reid Whitten works with clients around the world to plan, prepare, and succeed in global business transactions.
In the areas of U.S. and international sanctions, export and defense export…
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Associate
Hannah Wigger is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Hannah represents clients in complex business litigation and…
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Associate
Hannah Wigger is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Wigger represents clients in complex litigation and technical…
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Associate
Christopher Williams is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group at Sheppard Mullin's Washington, D.C. office.
Chris handles litigation and counseling matters on behalf of…
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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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