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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Tammy Woffenden has joined the firm in Houston. Woffenden was most recently a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke and served as co-chair of Locke Lord’s Health Care practice group prior to its merger with Troutman Pepper.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Todd Rosenberg has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. Rosenberg was most recently a partner at Crowell & Moring.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that partner Michael P. Malfettone has joined the firm’s Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team in New York. He most recently served as a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that New York partner Amanda Zablocki has been appointed co-leader of the firm’s Healthcare industry team.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Ashley Wheelock has joined the firm in Houston. She was most recently a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Alex Schwartz has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice group. He also will spend significant time in the firm’s Century City office. Schwartz was most recently a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that a six-attorney team has joined the firm’s Governmental Practice. The team includes partners Gene Besen, Elisha Kobre and Scarlett Singleton Nokes, special counsel Stephen Moulton and associates Rebecca James and Courtlyn Ward. The group brings a strong white collar defense focus, including to healthcare industry matters, enhancing the firm’s ability to address complex legal challenges across the region and beyond. The group joins from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Dallas.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Hoyt Y. Sze and Margia Corner have joined the firm as healthcare partners in San Francisco. Most recently Sze and Corner served as co-interim deputy general counsels for the University of California where they served as the principal legal advisors for the UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee and oversaw legal matters across the university system’s expansive healthcare network, which includes six academic medical centers, 20 health professional schools and eight community hospitals, including one freestanding children’s hospital.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Adam S. Herbst has joined the firm as a healthcare partner in New York. Most recently, Herbst served as the New York State Department of Health’s Deputy Commissioner for Aging and Long Term Care. He is the ninth healthcare partner to join the firm in 2024.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Adam R. Marks joined the firm in Chicago. Marks is the fifth healthcare partner to join the firm’s Chicago office in the last year. He was previously at McDermott, Will & Emery.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Bruce Grabow and Jennifer Brough joined the firm as partners in the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance industry team and the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practice group. They were previously at Locke Lord LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that a five-lawyer trial team, which successfully represented actor Johnny Depp in his defamation trial against his former wife, has joined the firm’s Business Trial practice group. The group includes partners Camille M. Vasquez, Leo Presiado, Andrew C. Crawford, Jessica N. Meyers and Samuel A. Moniz.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Douglas A. Yeager and Jeffrey M. Smith have joined the firm as partners in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practice group in Houston. They were previously partners at Winston & Strawn LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that partner Tom Panoff has joined the firm’s Business Trial practice group in Chicago. Panoff joins from Mayer Brown LLP where he was a partner and leader of the firm’s antitrust financial services and insurance industry team and co-leader of the banking and finance litigation group. Panoff is the fifth partner to join in Chicago this year.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Stephanie Marcantonio has joined the firm’s New York office. Marcantonio is the fifth partner to join the firm’s rapidly growing Healthcare industry team this year, following partners Doug Swill, Megan Rooney, Mike Wilson and Angeles Garcia Cassin. Marcantonio joins from Crowell & Moring LLP where she was a partner and a member of its corporate steering committee.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Kwan-Ho “Alex” Chung, Ph.D. has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group and Life Sciences industry team in Washington, D.C. Chung was most recently a partner at Perkins Coie LLP. Chung’s move to Sheppard Mullin follows the recent hire of life sciences IP partner, Jaime Choi, Ph.D., in February.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that partner Wook Hwang has joined the firm’s Business Trial practice group in New York. He was most recently a partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Angeles Garcia Cassin has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Labor & Employment practice group. Cassin was most recently a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Wilson has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate practice group. Based in the Chicago office, Wilson is a highly regarded corporate transactional lawyer representing a variety of private equity and venture capital funds, particularly in the healthcare, technology and renewable energy industries. He joins from Locke Lord where he was co-chair of the Corporate and Transactional Department and led the Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Section of the firm’s Private Equity & Venture Capital practice group.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Julie Marion has joined the firm as a partner in the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team and the Tax, Employee Benefits and Trusts and Estates practice group. Based in Chicago, Marion joins from the national accounting firm KPMG where she was a principal in the Passthroughs Group of its Washington National Tax Practice. Marion boosts the Chicago Energy team to 17 and is the third lateral partner in the last month to join Sheppard Mullin’s Chicago office, following healthcare partners Doug Swill and Megan Rooney.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Rockard (“Rocky”) Delgadillo has joined the firm as a partner in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practice group in Los Angeles. Delgadillo joins from DLA Piper LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that John Marston has joined the firm as a partner in the Governmental Practice, based in the Washington, D.C office. Marston joins from Foley Hoag LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Douglas B. Swill has joined the firm’s Chicago office. With 230 attorneys across the country, Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare industry team is growing rapidly. Swill is the 14th lateral partner to join Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare team over the last three years. He was most recently a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce a six-attorney team, led by partners Jenny Hill Bratt and Matthew Owens, has joined the firm’s San Diego (Del Mar) office from Withersworldwide. Also joining from Withersworldwide are special counsel Allison Whitmore Hirsh and associates Mariah Lohse, Nicole M. Paschoal and Austin Prewitt.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Lorie Soares Lazarus and Peter David Ballance have joined the firm as partners in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practice group in Silicon Valley and Century City, respectively. They were most recently at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Brown has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer (COO), following the retirement of Ted Tinson who has served as COO since 2014.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Carolyn V. Metnick has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner. Metnick will be a member of both the firm’s Healthcare and Privacy & Cybersecurity practices. Metnick previously was a partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP.

A class action lawsuit was filed today on behalf of more than 5,800 California children against the California Department of Social Services (“CDSS”), CDSS Director Kim Johnson, San Bernardino County, Members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, San Bernardino County Child & Family Services (“CFS”), California Gov. Gavin Newsom “in his official capacity” and CFS Director Jeany Zepeda (collectively, “the Defendants”) alleging that San Bernardino County’s child welfare system is irretrievably broken and in need of systemic reform.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Ian Carleton Schaefer has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor & Employment practice group. Based in New York, Schaefer previously was a partner and Chair of the New York Employment & Labor practice at Loeb & Loeb.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that a five-attorney team has joined the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practice group. The team is led by Dallas-based partners Michelle R. Brown and Andrew W. Bengtson, who were most recently at Jones Day. Also joining from Jones Day are partners Ian Lange and Shane M. Trawick and special counsel Jeffrey T. Ramsey.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been promoted to partner. The 2023 Partner Class includes Emily D. Anderson (New York), Tyler Z. Bernstein (Orange County), Jack Burns (San Diego), Hilary A. Habib (Los Angeles), Sami Hasan (San Francisco), Chi L. Huynh (Century City), Andrew S. Kreider (Los Angeles), Gazal Pour-Moezzi (Orange County), Corey F. Steady (Orange County) and Edward Xia (Los Angeles). The promotions are effective March 1, 2023.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Ann M. O’Brien has joined the firm as a partner and co-leader of the Antitrust & Competition practice group. She will also lead the firm’s Criminal Antitrust and Cartels team. Based in Washington, D.C. O’Brien was most recently the leader of the Cartel and Government Antitrust Investigations Task Force at BakerHostetler.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Richard Fries, Scott Stern and Neil Cohen have joined the firm as partners in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practice group in New York. They were most recently partners at Sidley Austin.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP announced today the opening of an office in Houston – the firm’s second location in Texas (the firm opened an office in Dallas in 2018) and sixteenth office worldwide.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Richard (Rick) Rifenbark has joined the firm as a partner in the Healthcare industry team in Century City. He was most recently a shareholder at Polsinelli, PC. Rifenbark’s joining follows on that of a group of five healthcare real estate attorneys who joined Sheppard Mullin’s Los Angeles office in March, four of whom were also from Polsinelli.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has appointed Liisa M. Thomas as managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. Thomas is the first woman to lead this local office. She succeeds Larry Eppley, who has served as founding managing partner since the Chicago office opened in 2012. Eppley will continue to lead the firm’s nationwide Hospitality industry team.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Joseph M. Karp, Lisa A. Cottle, Thomas W. Solomon and Christine A. Kolosov have joined the firm as partners in the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance industry team. Karp, Cottle and Solomon will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office and Kolosov will be based in the Los Angeles office. The group joins from Winston & Strawn LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Chad R. Ensz has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice and will be based in the firm’s San Diego (Del Mar) office. He was most recently a partner at Dentons. Ensz is the seventeenth transactional partner to join the firm since January 2021.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that four partners have joined the Healthcare industry team in New York. The group is composed of Lourdes M. Martinez and Gregory R. Smith (both joining from Garfunkel Wild), Carly Eisenberg Hoinacki (joining from Epstein Becker & Green), and Cyrus Abbassi (joining from Proskauer Rose). This is the second group to join the Healthcare team in the last month: on March 8, the firm welcomed a five-member healthcare real estate team, led by partner Timothy Reimers, in Los Angeles.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Edward (Ned) Welch has joined the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice group as a partner in the New York office. Welch’s hire follows the recent addition of capital markets partner Edwin Astudillo in San Diego (Del Mar) and is the ninth partner to join Sheppard Mullin this year. He joins the firm from Fried Frank.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys have been promoted to partner. The 2022 Partner Class includes Michael J. Baranovic (Washington, D.C.), Michael T. Campbell (Century City), John G. Crisp (Orange County), Brian S. Fong (San Francisco), Robert Gorzelany (New York), Linda Igarashi (Orange County), Sean J. Kirby (New York), Erica J. Kraus (Washington, D.C.), Ryan J. Krueger (Los Angeles), Jared K. LeBeau (San Diego), Aaron Levy (New York), Jeffrey Liang (Silicon Valley), Matthew A. McCalip (Dallas), Abby Meyer (Orange County), Peter D. Park (Los Angeles), Yasamin Parsafar (San Francisco), David M. Poell (Chicago), Cedric A. Powell (Washington, D.C.), Tenaya Rodewald (Silicon Valley), Jesse A. Salen (Del Mar – San Diego), Paul Seeley (Los Angeles), Aerin A. Snow (Century City), Nora Stilestein (Los Angeles), and Danielle Vrabie (New York). The promotions are effective March 1, 2022.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Levi Pinsky has joined the firm as a partner in the Real Estate and Land Use practice group based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He was most recently a partner at Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside, LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce the launch of Restructure This!, a new podcast hosted by Sheppard Mullin partner Justin Bernbrock and featuring Sheppard Mullin restructuring attorneys Bryan Uelk, Catherine Jun, and Robert McLellarn, that focuses on issues and developments in the corporate restructuring industry. Each episode of Restructure This! features an in-depth interview with a high-profile member of the restructuring industry, including leading attorneys, financial advisors, investment bankers, and distressed debt investors. In doing so, Restructure This! draws out controversy, humor, and unique insights that are relevant to anyone interested in learning more about the world of corporate restructuring.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Edwin Astudillo has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice based in the firm’s San Diego (Del Mar) office. He was most recently co-managing partner of Breakwater Law Group, LLP in San Diego, a firm he co-founded in 2016. Astudillo was previously an associate at Sheppard Mullin from 2008 to 2013.

Companies that do business (both directly and indirectly) with the U.S. Federal Government (collectively the “government business industry”) face unique and complex issues. While some aspects of doing business with the Federal Government are similar to typical business-to-business interactions, the rules, regulations and processes that the Federal Government has in place can make doing business in this arena particularly challenging and potentially risky.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Marisa Brutoco has joined the firm as a partner in the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice and as a member of the Technology Transactions Team which she will co-lead. She will be based in the firm’s Orange County and Century City offices. In addition to her work at law firms, Brutoco has been in-house counsel at Google, YouTube, Amazon, GoPro, and Apple. She has handled significant technology and IP transactions and licensing deals with the sports, digital media, and news industries and worked with partners from the NBA to the White House to Disney.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Strickroth has joined the firm as a partner in the Business Trial practice group and a member of its Private Wealth and Fiduciary Litigation practice. Strickroth was most recently a partner at Best Best & Krieger.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Lois Durant has been named its first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO). Durant has served as Sheppard Mullin’s Director of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) and Talent Management Strategy for the last three-and-a-half years where she has been responsible for managing the firm’s internal and external D&I efforts as well as the development and implementation of various talent management initiatives.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Josh McLane and Niya Tang have joined as partners in the firm’s Tax, Employee Benefits, Trusts & Estates practice group. McLane is based in the firm’s Orange County office and was most recently a partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Tang joins the firm’s New York office and was most recently a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig. Sheppard Mullin has added 20 lateral partners this year.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Christie Cáceres has joined the firm as Chief Business Development and Marketing Officer. Cáceres was most recently the Director of Business Development and Marketing at Sidley Austin. Prior to Sidley, Cáceres held senior marketing roles at Foley & Lardner and Seyfarth Shaw.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Sara Helene Shanti has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group and Healthcare industry team as a partner in the Chicago office. Shanti joins from Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Leonard Lipsky has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group and Healthcare industry team as a partner in the New York office. Lipsky is the sixth healthcare partner to join this year. He joins from Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that a five-attorney team, led by partner Martin A. Bruehs, has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group and the Life Sciences industry team in Washington, D.C. Bruehs was most recently a partner at Dentons, where he was head of their Chemical Patent practice. He will serve in the same capacity for Sheppard Mullin on the East Coast. Also joining Bruehs from Dentons are special counsel Rajesh C. Noronha and senior associates James M. Turner, Ph.D., and Ying-Hua (Betty) Sun, M.S. In addition, Gary Mangels, Ph.D., joins as special counsel, having previously practiced with Bruehs and his group at Dentons prior to moving in-house at Johnson Matthey as senior patent counsel.

The Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project™ has released a white paper that digests and explains a police officer’s “duty to intervene” in another officer’s violation of an individual’s civil rights, and a comprehensive compendium of key cases that illustrates the current state of the law in each federal circuit with respect to the duty to intervene. The ABLE Project, created by Georgetown Law’s Innovative Policing Program and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, is a nationwide program and research hub that trains police officers how to successfully intervene to prevent harm and create a law enforcement culture that supports peer intervention.

The Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project™ has released a white paper that digests and explains a police officer’s “duty to intervene” in another officer’s violation of an individual’s civil rights, and a comprehensive compendium of key cases that illustrates the current state of the law in each federal circuit with respect to the duty to intervene. The ABLE Project, created by Georgetown Law’s Innovative Policing Program and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, is a nationwide program and research hub that trains police officers how to successfully intervene to prevent harm and create a law enforcement culture that supports peer intervention.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that J. Anthony ("Tony") Girolami has joined the firm’s San Diego office as a partner in the Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group and will be a member of the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team. Girolami was most recently a partner at Stoel Rives. He is the 16th lateral partner to join Sheppard Mullin in 2021.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Michael P. O’Brien has joined the Chicago office as a partner in the Finance and Bankruptcy practice group and a member of the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team. O’Brien will lead Sheppard Mullin’s Derivatives & Structured Products practice. O’Brien joins after more than 20 years as a partner at Winston & Strawn where he was head of the firm’s Derivatives & Structured Products and North American Aviation Finance practices.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Wynter L. Deagle has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group and will be a member of its Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Deagle was most recently a partner at Troutman Pepper, where she was Office Managing Partner of the San Diego office. She is the 13th lateral partner to join Sheppard Mullin in 2021.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Phillip L. Kim has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group and Healthcare industry team as a partner in the Dallas office. He joins from Haynes Boone. He is the fifth healthcare partner to join Sheppard Mullin this year.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. Gilbert has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Government Contracts, Investigations and International Trade practice group. Gilbert joins from Dechert LLP in New York and is the 11th partner to join the firm this year.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Nioura F. Ghazni has joined the firm as a partner in San Francisco. She will be a member of the Corporate practice group and the Healthcare industry team. She was most recently an attorney in the healthcare practice at a national firm. Ghazni’s addition follows on those of healthcare partners John Carroll and Xavier Baker, who joined in Washington, D.C. in January and April, respectively; and John Glassgow, who joined in Chicago in May.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew J. Bond has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice group and will be a member of its Capital Markets and Public Companies industry team. Bond was most recently a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. He is the ninth lateral partner to join Sheppard Mullin in 2021.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce the launch of “The French Insider,” a new monthly podcast designed to assist and inform French companies and entrepreneurs of the business, legal and regulatory issues and related risks they may face when entering and growing their businesses in the U.S. and how to navigate these challenges to succeed in the United States. Supported by Sheppard Mullin’s French Desk team, “The French Insider” will interview entrepreneurs and other experts who will tell their stories and share their learnings to help French companies and entrepreneurs with their businesses and investments in the United States.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that John A. Glassgow has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group and Healthcare industry team as a partner in the Chicago office. Glassgow joins from Winston & Strawn.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Moorari K. Shah has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance & Bankruptcy practice group and as a member of the Fintech industry team. Shah, who will be co-located in Los Angeles and San Francisco, was most recently a partner at Buckley LLP. He is the seventh lateral partner to join Sheppard Mullin in 2021.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Todd E. Lundell has joined the firm’s Orange County office as a partner in the Appellate practice group. Lundell is a Certified Specialist in Appellate Law and is an elected member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He was most recently a partner at Snell & Wilmer.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Paul E. Harner has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Finance & Bankruptcy practice group. Harner joins from Ballard Spahr LLP, where he led their restructuring practice in New York. Harner is the latest addition to Sheppard Mullin’s growing Finance & Bankruptcy practice, which has added nearly 20 attorneys nationwide in the last 12 months.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that A. Xavier Baker has joined the firm’s Healthcare Industry Team as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Baker joins from Crowell & Moring LLP.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Washington, D.C.-based Corporate partner Lucantonio (Luca) Salvi has been elected by the partnership as the firm’s new Chair, effective October 2021. Salvi will succeed Guy Halgren who has been Chair since 2001. As Chair-Elect, Salvi will work alongside Halgren until October 12, 2021, when he will officially assume the role. Salvi will be the firm’s fifth full-time Chair and the first Chair located outside of California.

President Joe Biden today announced his intent to nominate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Washington, D.C. partner Jonathan Meyer to serve as General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If confirmed, Meyer will return to the office where he previously served as Deputy General Counsel and Senior Counselor during the Obama Administration from 2011 to 2016.