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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