Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has broad experience across software, healthcare-IT, fashion, retail, and more. With specialists in corporate law, intellectual property, and media, the team offers practical guidance on complex transactions such as outsourcing, licensing, and joint ventures. Brian Anderson , a distinguished leader in San Francisco, brings deep expertise in intellectual property and commercial transactions, helping domestic and international companies and entrepreneurs optimize and commercialize their technology.
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Key clients

  • News Corp
  • Tharimmune, Inc.
  • Cellares, Inc.
  • Stellar Blu Solutions LLC
  • Delta Dental of California
  • 23andMe
  • Thryv
  • Antonym
  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
  • Uproxx Studios LLC

Work highlights

  • Represented News Corp in its landmark, multi-year agreement with OpenAI to bring certain News Corp content to OpenAI services.
  • Represented Tharimmune. Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a portfolio of therapeutic candidates for rare, inflammatory, and oncologic conditions, in an exclusive license with Intract Pharma for a monoclonal antibody and drug delivery platform to develop oral products for the treatment of various autoimmune diseases.
  • Represented Cellares in a joint development and collaboration agreement with Sony Corporation for the creation and supply of modular sorting and flow cytometry technology for integration into the Cellares cell shuttle manufacturing platform.

Lawyers

Practice head

Brian Anderson; Michael Orlando; Daniel Schnapp; Marisa Brutoco