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Veteran Northrop Grumman Corporate Counsel, John Mullan, Joins Sheppard Mullin Los Angeles
Firm's Recently Formed Aerospace and Defense Team Targets Industry's M&A Transactions
| Source: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 3, 2007 -- John Mullan has joined the Los Angeles
office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as part of the firm's
Corporate practice group. Mullan was most recently corporate vice
president and secretary with Northrop Grumman Corporation in Los Angeles.
"We're very pleased to welcome John to the firm and to the Los Angeles
office," said Randy Short, head of the firm's Corporate practice group. "As
in-house counsel of client Northrop Grumman, we have worked closely with
John for years. He is an excellent business lawyer who will be a valuable
addition to our practical approach to assisting clients. We are thrilled
to have him join the Corporate group."
Commented Mullan, "I am excited about this relationship with a premier firm
and am looking forward to working closely with Sheppard Mullin's practice
groups and clients. Having previously practiced with a law firm, as well
as in-house, I've gained valuable perspective from both sides and am
familiar with the challenges each faces."
In related news, Sheppard Mullin recently launched an Aerospace and Defense
M&A practice, led by Los Angeles-based Corporate partner Larry Braun. "Our
attorneys have 100+ years combined experience serving aerospace and defense
industry clients and have worked on all types of corporate transactions,
including M&A, joint ventures, and public and private offerings," commented
Braun. "Whether it is a private equity firm or a technology company, our
clients know they can depend on the group's professionals to understand the
business challenges and legal issues in which industry participants
compete."
Mullan joined Grumman Corporation more than 30 years ago and was deputy
general counsel at the time of its acquisition by Northrop in 1994. He has
held a number of in-house legal positions at Northrop Grumman throughout
the years, and has served as corporate vice president and secretary since
1999.
Previously, Mullan was an attorney with a registered investment advisor, a
real estate development company and a law firm in New York. He earned an
LL.B. from Columbia University, an LL.M. in Taxation from New York
University, a BA (cum laude) from St. Johns University, and was a Woodrow
Wilson Fellow at Stanford University.
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