Contact Information: CONTACT: Chris Huther (202) 772-5374 Megan Troy (202) 772-5373 Ralph Richardson (213) 617-5542
Telecommunications Team Joins Sheppard Mullin D.C.
Litigation Partners Chris Huther and Megan Troy Expand Office's Regulatory Expertise
| Source: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - June 18, 2007) - Christopher S. Huther and Megan H. Troy have
joined the Washington, D.C. office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
as partners in the firm's Business Trial practice group. Huther and Troy
most recently practiced with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis in
Washington, D.C.
Huther and Troy advise and represent domestic and international
telecommunications companies in litigation and other matters involving
local telephone competition and policy, pole attachment disputes,
inter-carrier compensation, interconnection and universal service. They
have counseled clients with respect to compliance with state and federal
regulations, the development of regulatory and policy strategies, the
negotiation and drafting of interconnection and service agreements,
legislative and regulatory developments in the telecommunications industry,
and have substantial experience in the development, defense and critique of
cost models and rate-making methodologies. They represent clients before
federal and state courts, the Federal Communications Commission, state
regulatory commissions, and Congress.
"The arrival of Chris and Megan marks another significant step in
broadening the firm's litigation expertise," said Robert Beall, chair of
the firm's Business Trial practice group. "Their telecom and FCC
background will complement the firm's telecom expertise, as well as our FCC
regulatory practice based in D.C."
"I look forward to growing the firm's telecom practice nationwide and
specifically in the D.C. office," Huther said. "Sheppard Mullin is a
top-notch firm with an excellent platform for my practice. I am delighted
to be joining with Megan, as well as to be working with the great lawyers
here and across the firm's offices."
"We are excited to have Chris and Megan join us," said Ed Schiff, managing
partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office. "Their telecom practice is
an excellent fit for the D.C. office and adds another regulatory specialty
to the office's mix, as well as expanding the office's commercial
litigation bench."
Earlier this year, Don Pelto joined Sheppard Mullin's Washington, D.C.
office, also from Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis in Washington,
D.C. Pelto joined the firm, with a team of IP specialists from his prior
firm, as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group.
Huther earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1992 and a
B.S., cum laude, from Radford University in 1988. Troy earned a J.D., cum
laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997 and a B.A., magna cum
laude, from University of California, Los Angeles in 1993.
About Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with 490 attorneys in 10
offices located throughout California and in New York, Washington, D.C. and
Shanghai. The firm's California offices are located in Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange County, Del Mar Heights and
San Diego. 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 companies. For more information, please
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