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Sheppard Mullin Expands Santa Barbara Office With Three Attorneys
| Source: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwire - September 24, 2007) - Christina L. Costley and Alexey Vorobiov
have joined the Santa Barbara office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
LLP. Costley, an associate in Sheppard Mullin's Business Trial practice
group, and Vorobiov, an associate in the firm's Labor and Employment
practice group, both most recently practiced with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati in Palo Alto.
Additionally, special counsel J. Daniel Farrell has relocated to Sheppard
Mullin's Santa Barbara office from the firm's New York location. Farrell
is a member of the firm's Business Trial practice group and co-chair of
Sheppard Mullin's Hedge Fund practice.
Costley's practice focuses on the defense of public corporations in
securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions. She also has
experience representing corporations and individuals in SEC enforcement
proceedings and internal investigations.
Prior to private practice, Costley worked as a criminal defense attorney in
the Santa Clara County Office of the Public Defender, where she tried over
fifteen cases to verdict.
Vorobiov represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law.
He counsels employers on the full spectrum of employment issues and
represents employers in litigation and arbitration on a broad range of
matters, including claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation,
breach of contract, wage and hour, trade secret, wrongful termination, and
all other types of employment law matters.
"As the only international law firm with a presence in Santa Barbara, we
have a strong footprint in the region. Our move in November to a new
office location has allowed us to grow and add attorneys. We are thrilled
to have Christina, Alex and Dan join us. They add to the depth of the
Santa Barbara team and enhance our ability to serve client needs," said
Jeff Dinkin, managing partner of the Santa Barbara office, who specializes
in employer-side employment law.
The Santa Barbara office offers clients legal services in the areas of
corporate and employment law, as well as business litigation. Eleven
Sheppard Mullin attorneys are based in Santa Barbara, including Corporate
partner Tom Hopkins.
Costley earned a J.D. from University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall
School of Law in 2003. Vorobiov earned a J.D. from University of
California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 2002. Farrell earned a
J.D. from Tulane University in 1993.
About Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with 490 attorneys in 10
offices located throughout California and in New York, Washington, D.C. and
Shanghai. The firm's California offices are located in Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange County, Del Mar Heights and
San Diego. Founded in 1927 on the principle that the firm would succeed
only if its attorneys delivered prompt, high quality and cost-effective
legal services, Sheppard Mullin provides legal counsel to U.S. and
international clients. Companies turn to Sheppard Mullin to handle a full
range of corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and
complex financial transactions. In the U.S., the firm's clients include
more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please
visit www.sheppardmullin.com.