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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a Global 100, full-service law firm with 1,250 attorneys across 16 offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Our Israel Team features attorneys with deep expertise in business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, fund formation, litigation, regulatory matters (including FDA, FCC, and other areas), tax, competition, intellectual property, labor, and additional specialties.
Sheppard Mullin represents clients across all industries and is particularly known for our renowned multidisciplinary practices in areas such as aerospace and defense, healthcare, food and beverage, life sciences, blockchain and fintech, privacy and cybersecurity, telecom, and renewable energy.
Our Team provides effective, strategic representation for U.S. and Israel-based companies, financial sponsors (including venture funds and private equity funds), and other cross-border investors. Our clients include Israeli companies operating in the U.S., U.S. enterprises and investors pursuing opportunities in Israel, multinational corporations, investment funds, and financial institutions.
The Sheppard Mullin Difference
Our attorneys take the time to understand not only the legal needs of our clients but also their business objectives. Our legal and business acumen, value for fees incurred, commitment to client service, and adherence to the highest ethical standards combine to set Sheppard Mullin apart.
Areas of Practice
Our clients include nearly half of the Fortune 100 companies. However, we also represent many early stage companies as well. Our ability to attract the world’s most dynamic companies is supported by a truly diverse practice, which includes specific expertise in:
- Antitrust and Competition
- Corporate
- Entertainment, Technology & Advertising
- Finance
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Government Contracts, Investigations & International Trade
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environment
- Tax, Employee Benefits & Estate Planning
Interdisciplinary Industry Teams
We recognize that our clients are often looking for specific industry expertise that spans multiple legal practice areas. Accordingly the following are some of our industry teams:
- Advertising
- Aerospace, Defense and Government Services
- Alternative Finance
- Artificial Intelligence
- Blockchain & Fintech
- Cannabis
- Construction
- Energy
- ESG & Sustainability
- Food & Beverage
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Indian Tribes
- Insurance
- Interactive Media
- Life Sciences
- Mortgage Banking
- Multifamily
- Nonprofit
- Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Private Wealth Services
- Real Estate Finance
- Retail, Fashion & Beauty
- Securities Enforcement & Litigation
- Sports
- Telecom
- Transportation
Firm Acknowledgements
- 100 Sheppard Mullin attorneys were ranked by Chambers as Leading Lawyers in 2025.
- 169 Sheppard Mullin attorneys were named to the 2024 “Best Lawyers in America” list.
- Sheppard Mullin was named among the “Best Law Firms” in the country in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers, including rankings in 39 practice areas nationally and 127 practice areas by metropolitan regions.
- Sheppard Mullin was named among the list of “Most Feared Law Firms” in Litigation, as well as ranked a “Powerhouse” for Employment Litigation, a “Leader” for Commercial Litigation, Complex Commercia Litigation, Complex Employment Litigation and IP Litigation, as “Distinguished” for Class Action Litigation and as a “Standout” for Securities & Finance Litigation in BTI’s Litigation Outlook 2026 report.
- The Legal 500 U.S. 2025 recognized 110 Sheppard Mullin partners and 25 practice groups as among the best in the country.
Client Service & Project Management
While proud of the honors listed above, we prize meeting – and exceeding – our clients’ needs above all else. In-house counsel repeatedly stress the importance of “partnering,” “client service” and “responsiveness.” We have listened and taken action. Sheppard Mullin has launched an internal client service initiative called “Clients First” that outlines the expectations we place on every attorney and staff member with regard to client service. We also have a full-time legal project management team to develop budgets and plans tailored to our clients’ needs. Our project management system allows us to connect value to the cost of legal services.
Key Contacts
Ariel Yehezkel
Jeffrey Kaye
Robert Friedman
Curtis Dombek
Practice Areas
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Hi-Tech
Investment Funds
IP
Labor & Employment
Private Equity
Projects & Energy
Real Estate
Shipping & Transport
Tax
Telecoms
Arbitration
Privacy & Data Security
Offices
15 offices
North America(11), Asia(2), Europe(2)
New York
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
212.653.8700
Seoul
West Tower 23rd Fl., Mirae Asset Center 1 Building 26 Euljiro 5-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04539
+82.2.6030.3000
Shanghai
Wheelock Square 1717 Nanjing Road West Shanghai 200040
+86.21.2321.6000
Brussels
Avenue Louise 480 1050 Brussels
+32.2.290.7900
London
25 Southampton Buildings London, WC2A 1AL United Kingdom
+44.0.20.3178.7830
Los Angeles
333 South Hope Street Forty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071
+1.213.620.1780
Century City
1901 Avenue of the Stars Suite 1600 Los Angeles, CA 90067
+1.310.228.3700
Chicago
Three First National Plaza 70 West Madison Street, 48th Floor Chicago, IL 60602
+1.312.499.6300
Dallas
2200 Ross Avenue 24th Floor Dallas, TX 75201
+1.469.391.7400
Orange County
650 Town Center Drive Tenth Floor Costa Mesa, CA 92626
+1.714.513.5100
San Diego (Del Mar)
12275 El Camino Real Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92130
+1.858.720.8900
San Diego (Downtown)
501 West Broadway 19th Floor San Diego, CA 92101
+1.619.338.6500
San Francisco
Four Embarcadero Center Seventeenth Floor San Francisco, CA 94111
+1.415.434.9100
Silicon Valley
379 Lytton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301
+1.650.815.2600
Washington DC
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 100 Washington, DC 20006-6801
+1.202.747.1900