Sheppard Mullin received top rankings from Chambers USA 2022 for several of the firm's practice areas. Nationally, the firm was recognized for Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation), Government Contracts (among The Elite list), Healthcare, Leisure & Hospitality, Native American Law, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy, and Retail.
In California, the firm was recognized in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Construction, Corporate/M&A, Healthcare, Insurance, Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, Labor & Employment (among The Elite list), Litigation, Media & Entertainment: Litigation and Transactional, Real Estate, and White Collar. The firm was also recognized in New York for its Construction and Healthcare practices and in Washington, D.C. for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity and Healthcare.
The complete list of 58 attorneys individually recognized by Chambers is as follows:
Jonathan Aronie in Government Contracts – Nationwide
Larry Braun in Corporate/M&A – California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
Frank Bacelli in Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia
Terrence Budny in Real Estate – Illinois
Peter Carson in Banking & Finance – California
Steven Chananie in Healthcare – New York
Laura Chapman in Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – California
John Chierichella in Government Contracts – Nationwide
Lisa Cottle in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation – California
Bryan Daly in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – California
Robert Darwell in Media & Entertainment: Transactional – California
Larry Eppley in Leisure & Hospitality – Nationwide
Alfred Fraijo in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Richard Fries in Real Estate: Finance – New York
Paul Garrity in Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets – New York
James Gatto in Intellectual Property – Northern Virginia
Jay Gerzog in Healthcare – New York
Katherine Gillespie in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Gary Halling in Antitrust – California
Amit Kalra in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Joseph Karp in Energy: State and Regulatory & Litigation – California
Joseph Karp in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Marty Katz in Media & Entertainment: Litigation – California
Ori Katz in Bankruptcy/Restructuring – California
Paul Kaufman in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Thomas Kaufman in Labor & Employment – California
Tracey Kennedy in Labor & Employment – California
Tracey Kennedy in Litigation: Trial Lawyers – Nationwide
John Keville in Intellectual Property – Texas
Phil Kim in Healthcare – Texas
Peter Klee in Insurance: Insurer – California
Eric Klein in Healthcare – California
Andrius Kontrimas in Tax –Texas
Erica Kraus in Healthcare – District of Columbia
Charles Kreindler in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – California
Katarzyna Levecke in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Todd Lundell in Litigation: Appellate – California
Scott Maberry in International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Nationwide
Bill Mateja in Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Texas
Jennifer Nassiri in Bankruptcy/Restructuring – California
Michael Paddock in Healthcare – District of Columbia
Anne Perry in Government Contracts – Nationwide
Anne Perry in Government Contracts: Bid Protests – Nationwide
Laurette Petersen in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Andrew Ratts in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy – Nationwide
Richard Rifenback in Healthcare – California
Lucantonio Salvi in Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – District of Columbia
Mike Scarborough in Antitrust – California
Ira Schulman in Construction – New York
Nancy Scull in Real Estate – Southern California
Richard Simmons in Labor & Employment – California
Thomas Solomon in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation – California
E. Gail Suchman in Environment – New York
Mark Sundback in Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) - Nationwide
Christine Swanick in Native American Law – Nationwide
Keith Szeliga in Government Contracts – Nationwide
Lorna Tanner in Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution – California
Liisa Thomas in Privacy & Data Security – Nationwide
Christopher Van Gundy in Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation – Nationwide
Wilda Wahpepah in Native American Law – Nationwide
Pamela Westhoff in Real Estate – Southern California