Mr David Sands > Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile

Fielding a team that is ‘hyper-focused on achieving solutions’, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP assists entrepreneurs, private equity investors, venture capital funds and strategic clients with a range of buy- and sell-side transactional work encompassing acquisitions, divestitures and mergers and both multistate and multijurisdictional mandates. Sectors in which the practice has expertise include aerospace, retail and consumer products. In San Diego, healthcare specialist Jeralin Cardoso and capital markets expert John Tishler oversee the firm’s offering alongside the New York-based venture capital specialist John Hempill. In the firm’s Los Angeles office, Lawrence Braun‘s portfolio of work includes deals for healthcare and food service clients, David Sands handles transactions in the in the media, entertainment and technologies industries, and Zachary Turke is well acquainted with the cannabis and beauty sectors.

Drawing upon its extensive global experience, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP‘s media and entertainment practice group adeptly manages the acquisition, financing, production, and distribution of content for major studios, streaming services, and other platforms worldwide. The practice’s expertise extends across various industry sectors, including sports, music, live events, podcasts, art, publishing, and fashion. Leading the practice from New York is Alexis Robinson, who is renowned for providing strategic counsel in complex commercial transactions involving the emerging technology, entertainment, and media sectors. In Los Angeles, key contacts include advertising, fashion, and art specialist Robert Darwell, Robb Klein, whose expertise lies in film and television financing, production, merchandising, and the licensing of rights in digital media, and Linda Michaelson, who assists public and private companies with a range of corporate transactions. Further key contacts in the Los Angeles office include finance and mergers expert David Sands, Leif Cervantes De Reinstein, who has notable experience in scripted television and VOD matters, and Shaun Clark, whose entertainment practice encompasses IP rights and first-look agreements.