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Leading Litigator Steve Kramer Joins Sheppard Mullin Los Angeles
Partner Further Expands Firm's Business Trial Practice Group and Headquarter Office
| Source: Sheppard Mullin
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - June 3, 2009) - Steven O. Kramer has joined the Los
Angeles/Downtown office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a
partner in the firm's Business Trial practice group. Kramer most recently
practiced at Mayer Brown in Los Angeles.
Kramer focuses his practice on civil litigation, primarily complex business
and securities litigation, SEC enforcement actions, and white-collar
criminal defense. He has handled a variety of civil litigation, including
class actions, derivative cases, securities, banking, commercial, contract,
environmental, accountant's liability, RICO, ERISA, and other complex
litigation. Kramer has represented clients in Justice Department
investigations, SEC enforcement proceedings, and investigations by various
federal, state, and local government departments and agencies. He has
tried a significant number of civil and criminal cases as well as
administrative proceedings.
Prior to entering private practice, Kramer was an Assistant United States
Attorney with the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District
of California and a member of the Fraud and Special Prosecutions Unit.
While at the U.S. Attorney's Office, he served as an instructor at the
advanced criminal trial course given by the Department of Justice, Trial
Advocacy Institute in Washington, DC. Kramer also served as a trial
attorney with the Division of Enforcement of the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission. At the SEC, he handled a number of civil and
administrative proceedings, involving violations of the federal securities
laws by public and privately held companies, broker/dealers, investment
advisers, investment companies, and accounting firms.
"Steve brings a strong litigation background that includes his formidable
trial experience. His knowledge and expertise will enhance our Business
Trial practice group and expand our civil litigation capabilities to better
serve client needs," said Guy Halgren, chairman of the firm.
"I am thrilled to be joining Sheppard Mullin, a highly respected firm with
a large Los Angeles presence. It's great to be practicing with friends and
rejoining some of my former partners, and helping to grow the firm's
litigation practice with them," Kramer said. "I am impressed with Sheppard
Mullin's collegial atmosphere and democratic management style."
In January, Bryan Daly, Chuck Kreindler and Peter Morris joined the Los
Angeles office of Sheppard Mullin as partners in the firm's Business Trial
and Government Contracts practice groups, specializing in white collar
criminal defense and complex civil litigation. The group also joined from
Mayer Brown in Los Angeles.
Sheppard Mullin has more than 200 attorneys based in its Los Angeles
offices and the firm's Business Trial practice group includes 200 attorneys
firmwide.
About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with more than 560
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, Los Angeles/Downtown, Orange County, San
Diego/Del Mar, San Diego/Downtown, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Silicon
Valley. 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. For more information, please visit
www.sheppardmullin.com.