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High-Profile Antitrust Trial Lawyer Darryl Snider Joins Sheppard Mullin Los Angeles
| Source: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - August 20, 2008) - Veteran litigator Darryl Snider has joined
the Los Angeles office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a
partner in the firm's Antitrust practice group. Snider most recently
practiced in the Los Angeles office of Heller Ehrman.
Snider's practice focuses on complex litigation, particularly in antitrust,
securities class actions, accountants' liability, mergers and acquisitions,
and bank litigation. He has successfully argued a case before the United
States Supreme Court for Wells Fargo Bank and won numerous appeals in the
Second, Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Snider has been lead trial counsel for many clients in state and federal
courts throughout the country. His impressive list of antitrust
representations includes clients such as Mercedes Benz of North America,
Philip Morris U.S.A., Altria, Masco Corporation, Unocal, Cytec Industries,
Western Refining, Lucky Stores, Medco, C&H Sugar, Tyler Pipe Industries and
Pitney Bowes. Snider has also represented KPMG and Deloitte & Touche in
civil securities litigation cases and regulatory investigations. In other
complex litigation actions, he has represented ARCO, Citigroup, Merrill
Lynch, Community Psychiatric Centers, Credit Suisse First Boston, Shell Oil
Company and Chevron, among others.
"Darryl is a renowned antitrust attorney, whose brand name, reputation and
credibility litigating large cases is unparalleled. With decades of
high-profile litigation experience, he is a tremendous addition to the
firm. He will be a valuable leader to our national antitrust practice,"
said Guy Halgren, chairman of the firm.
Commented Snider, "Sheppard Mullin is a growing firm with a strategic
vision and excellent lawyers. I am looking forward to expanding its
antitrust, securities and complex litigation capabilities in the Los
Angeles office. With a practice group that handles a variety of antitrust
matters and deep roots in this area of law, Sheppard Mullin offers a strong
platform for my practice." Name partner Gordon Hampton helped develop the
antitrust laws during the 1950s and was a founder of the ABA's Antitrust
Section.
Irv Scher noted, "I have worked closely with Darryl Snider in a number of
multi-party antitrust cases in which he usually was lead counsel and argued
major motions on behalf of all defendants. Darryl is an outstanding
antitrust litigator, great on his feet, and a consensus maker in
multi-defendant cases. He should be a welcome addition to the Sheppard
Mullin litigation team." Scher is a senior antitrust partner at Weil,
Gotshal & Manges and former chairman of the ABA Antitrust Section.
Steve Patton of Kirkland & Ellis commented, "I have known Darryl for a
decade and have worked on several major antitrust cases with him. He is an
outstanding litigator and antitrust lawyer."
Snider received a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan
Law School in 1974, and a both a Ph.D., with Highest Distinction, in
Economics in 1975 and a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, in 1971 from the University
of Michigan.
Sheppard Mullin has more than 150 attorneys based in its downtown Los
Angeles office, with close to another 40 based in its Century City office.
The firm's Antitrust practice group includes 25 attorneys firmwide.
About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with more than 520
attorneys in 11 offices located throughout California and in New York,
Washington, D.C. and Shanghai. The firm's California offices are located
in Los Angeles, Century City, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Orange County,
Santa Barbara, San Diego and San Diego/Del Mar. 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.