Barbara E. Taylor

Ms. Taylor is a special counsel in the Government Contracts and Regulated Industries practice group in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Taylor's practice includes complex civil litigation and corporate internal investigations.  Barbara’s complex civil litigation practice focuses on defense of qui tam (false claims) cases. Her internal investigations practice includes representation of defense and aerospace contractors regarding government contract issues, closely regulated technology transfers and other export law issues.

Education

• J.D., Yale Law School, 1987
• B.A., California State University, Sacramento, 1983, Honors in Criminal Justice, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Admissions

• California, 1993
• New York, 1988

Articles

• Sheppard Mullin Signs Six from Mayer Brown, The Recorder, January 5, 2009

White Collar Defense Blog Articles 

• "Got Pot? The Feds Try to Make Mortgagee Banks Liable Under the Crack House Statute," January 19, 2012 
• "No Strings Attached: The Latest Expansion of the Lacey Act," January 19, 2012