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 Beltway Buzz, July 25, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett California Regulator Finalizes CCPA Rules for Automated Decision Making, Cybersecurity Audits and Risk Assessments by: Trisha Sircar New York State Finalizes Rules for Notifying Current and Former Employees of 9/11 Fund Benefits by: Joseph B. Cartafalsa , Zachary V. Zagger Fifth Circuit Decision Clarifies Application of Highly Compensated Employee Overtime Exemption by: Jeffrey W. Brecher , Jaime Sanchez What You Need to Know About California’s Finalized CCPA Amendments: Part One by: Laila Paszti White House Reveals AI Action Plan by: Trisha Sircar , Alexander C. Kim From Data Centers to Ideology: Decoding the Latest AI Executive Orders by: Rachel Snyder Good , Eleanor T. Chung The Last One Standing: The Sun Finally Sets on COVID Leave in New York by: Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper , Katherine Heaney What a 1988 Statute Signals in the New England Patriots’ Privacy Class Action Settlement by: Kathryn M. Rattigan Texas Supreme Court Addresses Informal Fiduciary Relationships and The Fiduciary Duties Owed By Accountants by: David Fowler Johnson DOJ Expands Whistleblower Program to Include Corporate Immigration Violations by: Sarah J. Hawk , Scott Hulsey Kentucky AG Sues Temu for “Stealing Kentuckians’ Data” by: Linn F. Freedman White House Releases AI Action Plan by: Linn F. Freedman Privacy Under Pressure: What the NYT v. OpenAI Teaches Us About Data Governance by: Roma Patel Privacy Tip #452 – Temu + TikTok—Assess Risk Before Downloading by: Linn F. Freedman Upcoming Events Jul 29 2025 Real Estate Lunch & Learn Series–Navigating Orderly Sales Jul 30 2025 Local Housing Development Incentives: What's Working? A Bi-Coastal Perspective Jul 31 2025 Critical Insights for App Owners: Mastering Privacy Compliance and Avoiding Class Actions Jul 31 2025 Financial Deregulation and the Law of Unintended Consequences Webinar Print