Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Entertainment, Technology and Advertising; Corporate

David Sands is a partner and Leader of the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Team. He is also the former Practice Leader of Sheppard Mullin's Corporate Practice Group. David splits his time among the Firm's Los Angeles, Orange County, and Century City offices.

David handles major strategic and institutional transactions involving corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.

David concentrates on the representation of companies involved in the media, entertainment and technologies industries and companies involved in the creation and distribution of financial products and financial services in a wide variety of key strategic transactions, including formation planning and initial capitalization, executive compensation structures, Internet and e-commerce arrangements and institutional capital transactions and other forms of equity and debt offerings (public and private), strategic alliances and partnerships, and merger and acquisitions (including take private transactions). He has extensive experience in providing counseling and providing strategic planning for the Firm's clients.

J.D., Boston University, 1987

B.A., Oberlin College, 1984