121 Sheppard Mullin attorneys were recognized as 2018 “Best Lawyers in America” by Best Lawyers:
Michael H. Ahrens (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Edward V. Anderson (Palo Alto)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Martin Bader (Del Mar)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Charles F. Barker (Los Angeles)
Employment Law - Management
Krystal N. Bowen (San Francisco)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Lawrence M. Braun (Los Angeles)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
John T. Brooks (San Diego)
Insurance Law
Richard W. Brunette, Jr. (Los Angeles)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Terrence E. Budny (Chicago)
Real Estate Law
Craig P. Cardon (Century City)
Media Law
Peter H. Carson (San Francisco)
Banking and Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
James M. Chadwick (Palo Alto)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law - Music
First Amendment Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Steven J. Chananie (New York)
Health Care Law
Bruce G. Chapman (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
David B. Chidlaw (San Diego)
Litigation - Labor and Employment
John W. Chierichella (Washington, D.C.)
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Gary A. Clark (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Shaun C. Clark (Century City)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Kevin M. Cloutier (Chicago)
Labor Law - Management
John D. Collins (Del Mar)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Robert G. Copeland (San Diego)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Venture Capital Law
Joseph F. Coyne, Jr. (Los Angeles)
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Randal Crispen (San Diego)
Insurance Law
Andre J. Cronthall (Los Angeles)
Insurance Law
Guylyn Cummins (San Diego)
First Amendment Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Media Law
James E. Curry (Century City)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Bryan D. Daly (Los Angeles)
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Charles A. Danaher (San Diego)
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Robert A. Darwell (Century City)
Advertising Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Brian M. Daucher (Orange County)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Health Care
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Judy V. Davidoff (San Francisco)
Land Use and Zoning Law
MaryJeanette Dee (New York)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Dean A. Demetre (Orange County)
Banking and Finance Law
Charles S. Donovan (San Francisco)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Dana J. Dunwoody (Del Mar)
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Real Estate
Lawrence C. Eppley (Chicago)
Real Estate Law
Alan M. Feld (Los Angeles)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Marc J. Feldman (San Diego)
Insurance Law
Geraldine Ann Freeman (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Arthur J. Friedman (San Francisco)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
James W. Geriak (Orange County)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Jay E. Gerzog (New York)
Health Care Law
Randolph B. Godshall (Orange County)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Joseph G. Gorman, Jr. (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Jerry J. Gumpel (Del Mar)
Real Estate Law
Guy N. Halgren (San Diego)
Employment Law – Management
Gary L. Halling (San Francisco)
Antitrust Law
Harold E. Hamersmith (Los Angeles)
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
John R. Hempill (New York)
Corporate Law
Sascha Henry (Los Angeles)
Commercial Litigation
John J. Hentrich (Del Mar)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Nancy E. Howard (Los Angeles)
Trusts and Estates
Gregory F. Hurley (Orange County)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
David M. Hymer (San Diego)
Real Estate Law
Martin D. Katz (Century City)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Ori Katz (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Seong H. Kim (Century City)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Donald C. Klawiter (Washington, D.C.)
Antitrust Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Peter H. Klee (San Diego)
Insurance Law
Eric A. Klein (Century City)
Health Care Law
Richard W. Kopenhefer (Century City)
Employment Law - Individuals
Labor Law – Management
Stephen S. Korniczky (Del Mar)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Steven O. Kramer (Los Angeles)
Energy Law
Charles L. Kreindler (Los Angeles)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Stephen R. LaSala (Del Mar)
Corporate Law
Michael M. Lauter (San Francisco)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Thomas Glen Leo (Century City)
Banking and Finance Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Brent R. Liljestrom (Orange County)
Real Estate Law
Gregory A. Long (Los Angeles)
Commercial Litigation
Scott Maberry (Washington, D.C.)
International Trade and Finance Law
Aaron J. Malo (Orange County)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Raymond C. Marshall (San Francisco)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Lisa M. Martens (Del Mar)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Trademark Law
Alan H. Martin (Orange County)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
J. Barrett Marum (San Diego)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Thomas J. Masenga (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
David J. McCarty (Los Angeles)
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
James L. McGinnis (San Francisco)
Antitrust Law
Michael G. McKinnon (Orange County)
Corporate Law
Peter M. Menard (Los Angeles)
Corporate Law
Paul T. Metzger (Chicago)
Corporate Law
Scott R. Miller (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Patent
Michael R. Moore (San Diego)
Health Care Law
Scott A. Morehouse (Orange County)
Real Estate Law
Sean P. O'Connor (Orange County)
Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey J. Parker (Los Angeles)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Brian J. Pass (Century City)
Information Technology Law
Jill M. Pietrini (Century City)
Copyright Law
John E. Ponder (San Diego)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Maria Pracher (San Francisco)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Fred R. Puglisi (Century City)
Commercial Litigation
Thomas G. Reddy (San Francisco)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Nancy Baldwin Reimann (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Robert D. Rose (San Diego)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Mark S. Ross (San Francisco)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
David H. Sands (Los Angeles)
Corporate Law
Nancy T. Scull (San Diego)
Real Estate Law
Richard J. Simmons (Los Angeles)
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Martin J. Smith (Los Angeles)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Adam F. Streisand (Century City)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Robert J. Stumpf, Jr. (San Francisco)
Appellate Practice
Christine L. Swanick (New York)
Native American Law
Dave Thomas (Washington, D.C.)
Communications Law
David C. Ulich (Century City)
Tax Law
Robert J. Uram (San Francisco)
Land Use and Zoning Law
Natural Resources Law
Water Law
Nicholas J. Van Brunt (Century City)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Doug Van Gessel (San Francisco)
Real Estate Law
Randolph C. Visser (Los Angeles)
Environmental Law
Edward D. Vogel (San Diego)
Commercial Litigation
Karin Dougan Vogel (San Diego)
Appellate Practice
Wilda Wahpepah (Washington, D.C.)
Native American Law
Roburt J. Waldow (Orange County)
Tax Law
Brian D. Weimer (Washington, D.C.)
Communications Law
Pamela Lynne Westhoff (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
Michele E. Williams (Washington, D.C.)
Real Estate Law
Robert E. Williams (Los Angeles)
Real Estate Law
Michael B. Wilmar (San Francisco)
Land Use and Zoning Law
William R. Wyatt (Palo Alto)
Banking and Finance Law
John A. Yacovelle (Del Mar)
Commercial Litigation
Daniel N. Yannuzzi (Del Mar)
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Kenneth Yood (Century City)
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Health Care Law
The following Best Lawyers have also been named this year as “Lawyers of the Year” in the following respective practice specialties and regions:
Peter H. Carson (San Francisco)
Banking and Finance Law
Charles S. Donovan (San Francisco)
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Randolph B. Godshall (Orange County)
Trusts and Estates
Alan H. Martin (Orange County)
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Robert J. Uram (San Francisco)
Natural Resources Law
Roburt J. Waldow (Orange County)
Tax Law
Kenneth Yood (Century City)
Administrative / Regulatory Law