Austin ShepherdAssociateSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail202.747.3264 Professional Biography Austin Shepherd is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C., office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Austin Shepherd ALERT: Delete, Delete, Delete—FCC Calls for Comment on Which Rules Should be Eliminated - (Posted On Wednesday, March 19, 2025) ALERT: FCC Sets December 31, 2024 Deadline for Providers to Address Robocall Mitigation Database Deficiencies - (Posted On Tuesday, December 17, 2024) FCC Cracks Down: Are You Ready for the Robocall Mitigation Compliance Blitz? - (Posted On Thursday, December 12, 2024) ALERT: FCC Seeks to Eliminate Digital Discrimination - (Posted On Wednesday, December 20, 2023) ALERT: FCC Opens Rulemaking on Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Licensed Spectrum - (Posted On Wednesday, January 04, 2023) ALERT: Space Innovation Comes to Part 25 as the FCC Proposes New Reforms for its Satellite and Earth Station Licensing Rules - (Posted On Friday, December 09, 2022) ALERT: FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Announces Plans to Create a Space Bureau - (Posted On Friday, November 04, 2022) ALERT: NTIA Seeks Public Comment on Implementation of Upcoming Broadband Grant Programs - (Posted On Monday, January 10, 2022) Look Up In The Sky! It’s Not A Bird. It’s Not A Plane. It’s A Haps! - (Posted On Monday, December 06, 2021) Current Legal Analysis Selling Your Business? What to Do When Family Members Work There but Don’t Own a Piece by: S. Graham Simmons, III EEOC Seeks Elimination of Voluntary Reporting Non-Binary Data in EEO-1 by: Guy Brenner , Mallory E. Knudsen Guide to FTC Consumer Review and Testimonial Rule by: Richard B. Newman Effective Now: The Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025 Enacted and Codifies a New Licensure Exemption by: Nikki Skolnekovich Navigating Wetlands in Coastal North Carolina Real Estate Development by: Amy P. Wang Can AI Replace Lawyers? The UPL Challenge by: Victor Dudas Federal Judge Blocks Key DEI Executive Order Provisions by: Guy Brenner , Shanice Z. Smith-Banks CFPB Drops Suit Against Credit Card Company Alleging TILA Violations and Deceptive Marketing Practices by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Fourth Circuit Rejects Rehearing in ACH Fraud Suit Alleging Violations of KYC Rules and NACHA Operating Standards by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia CFPB Shifts Supervision and Enforcement Priorities; Staff Reduction Stayed by Court by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Maryland Enacts Law Exempting Passive Trusts from Mortgage and Installment Loan Licensing Requirements by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology’s Final Report Includes Recommendations to Boost Economy and Protect National Security by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Beltway Buzz, April 25, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett Navigating Gift Treatment in Divorce: Key Considerations by: Jennifer Weisberg Millner The Hidden Link: Headaches and Suicide Risk by: Bruce H. Stern Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 May 6 2025 Legal AI Demo Day Hosted by WashU Law School and Wickard Apr 28 2025 Social Responsibility and Third Party Risk Management Apr 29 2025 Navigating the Future of Hospice, In-Home Care, PACE, and Certificate of Need in New York Print