Litigation

Litigation has been a core part of the firm's practice since 1927. Our Litigation Practice today consists of approximately 250 attorneys nationwide to serve our clients' needs. Sheppard Mullin litigators possess exceptional trial and appellate skills, in-depth knowledge of state and federal courts at all levels, and practical business judgment, all of which contribute to our consistent delivery of cost-effective results. Due to our landmark year of class action victories, Law360 selected Sheppard Mullin as a 2022 Class Action Practice Group of the Year. Read more about our historic year of class action victories on behalf of our clients here.

Sheppard Mullin's Litigation Practice involves all aspects of business and commercial litigation, including antitrust, creditors' rights, banking and financial institutions, construction, communications, general business, insurance, intellectual property, products liability, professional liability defense, real estate, environmental, securities, white collar criminal defense, and trust and estate litigation.

Our litigators represent clients in a broad spectrum of industries such as computers and information technology, financial services, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, communications, pharmaceuticals, advertising, print and broadcast media, franchising, petroleum production and refining, real estate, insurance, construction, and food and beverage manufacturing, among others.

The attorneys in our Litigation Practice also have substantial experience in various vehicles for dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration, and mediation.

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• Commercial Division Moves Towards Adopting Additional Initial Disclosure Requirements
  04.17.2025
• The Supreme Court Gears Up to Resolve Circuit Split on Class Injury Requirements
  02.18.2025
• The Ninth Circuit Criticizes Mass Arbitration Models
  12.10.2024
• Navigating Construction Contracts in the Energy Sector – Insights from Sheppard Mullin’s Webinar Series
  08.29.2024
• Ninth Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Montera Decision Applying New York General Business Law §§ 349 and 350, Confirming “Per Violation” Damages but Striking Prejudgment Interest
  08.15.2024
• California Court of Appeal Reaffirms Disapproval of “Browsewrap” Agreements to Arbitrate
  08.08.2024
• What Must the Consumer Read on Product Packaging? The Answer is Anything but Black-and-White Following the Ninth Circuit’s Whiteside Decision
  07.24.2024
• Supreme Court Rules That Judges – Not Arbitrators – Must Resolve Disputes Where Various Agreements May Govern a Particular Dispute and Those Agreements Conflict on the Forum for Deciding Arbitrability
  05.31.2024
• Supreme Court Holds that District Courts Must Stay – Not Dismiss – Actions Brought by Parties Subject to Binding Arbitration Agreements
  05.23.2024
• New York Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Insurers on COVID Coverage
  04.15.2024
• FDCA Preemption: A Powerful Tool for Defending Class Actions
  03.25.2024
• New York County Commercial Division Decision Highlights the Hurdles Defendants Face in Asserting Fraudulent Inducement Defense to Breach of Contract
  02.12.2024
• The Ninth Circuit Declares that Ambiguity can be Cured with Back Label
  07.13.2023
• Ninth Circuit Slashes Exorbitant Attorney’s Fee Award That Would “Make the Average Person Shake Her Head in Disbelief”
  06.28.2023
• Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable for Negligence, Trespass and Nuisance
  06.20.2023
• New York’s Long-Arm Jurisdiction Extends its Reach
  04.10.2023
• The Commercial Division Rejects Yet Another Insured’s Claim for Coverage for Covid-Related Revenues Losses
  02.21.2023
• New York Courts Continue to Assert Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Banks
  02.03.2023
• Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System
  09.27.2022
• Commercial Division to Adopt New Rule Requiring Interlineation of Responsive Pleadings
  09.08.2022
• Turning Back the Clock: DOL Proposes Previous Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Definition
  04.06.2022
• Judgment Creditors Beware: Moving For Contempt May Be Within Reach, But Difficult To Grasp
  04.05.2022
• The Changing Landscape of Electronic Service
  02.08.2022
• Executive Order 14042 Survival Guide
  11.16.2021
• New York Courts Continue to Enforce Broad General Releases, Even When Claims are Unforeseeable at the Time of Contract Execution
  07.29.2021
• Scabby Survives Another Trip to the NLRB: Board Reaffirms Rat-and-Banner Displays Targeting Neutral Businesses Are Permissible
  07.29.2021
• Build Me A Building As Fast As You Can
  03.09.2021
• Landmark Contractor Licensing Case Limits Disgorgement Remedy in California
  09.29.2020
• California Construction in the Time of Covid-19
  03.25.2020
• Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause
  01.09.2020