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Chief Knowledge Officer Rachelle DeGregory Joins Sheppard Mullin
| Source: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - January 17, 2008) - Rachelle L. DeGregory has joined Sheppard
Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP as Chief Knowledge Officer. A former
practicing attorney, DeGregory was most recently Director of Industry
Relations at LexisNexis Litigation Services. She is based in Sheppard
Mullin's Los Angeles office.
DeGregory's role is to develop and implement Sheppard Mullin's knowledge
management initiatives across all offices and practice groups, leveraging
the firm's knowledge and experience to enhance client service. As the
liaison between the firm's IT and business development departments, she is
charged with the responsibility to ensure that technology projects meet the
needs and requirements of clients, attorneys and staff.
Bob Zuber, executive director of Sheppard Mullin, commented, "Rachelle
brings to us a broad range of knowledge through her legal and IT
experience. Her background is an excellent fit with the firm, as she will
be leading our knowledge management initiatives concerning products, tools
and content solutions -- all of which significantly impact the firm's
ability to serve clients efficiently."
"Sheppard Mullin's executive management is committed to leveraging the
firm's IT investments to better serve clients and create new business
opportunities. I look forward to working with a highly talented team, both
within the knowledge management group and throughout the entire Sheppard
Mullin system," said DeGregory.
In her role at LexisNexis, DeGregory gathered and employed legal market
intelligence to locate trends/needs and customer pain points to identify
new products, tools and content, as well as recommend and initiate changes
in current solutions. She also identified and assessed business
opportunities and determined strategic fit conditioned by technical
feasibility.
DeGregory earned a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1999 and a
B.A., cum laude, from University of Southern Maine in 1996.
About Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with more than 520
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.