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 China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Typical Cases of Unfair Competition in 2025 Covering Trademarks, Trade Secrets and AI Model Weights by: Aaron Wininger Second Circuit Upholds New York Party Name Ban by: Joseph T. Burns New York Law: The 2025 Update to Prenuptial Agreement Waiver Requirements by: Julia Rodgers, Esq. 2025 VETS-4212 Filings Are Due Soon as Filing Platform Experiences Technical Issues by: James A. Patton , Kiosha H. Dickey The Trade Secret Test Is Coming: Are You Ready? Recent Decisions Reveal the Cost of Poor Preparation by: Michael T. Renaud , Brad M. Scheller Bell Rings for New Leave Rights Effective October for Certain Connecticut School Employees by: Jenifer M. Bologna , Sean B. King Florida Decision Impacts Employees’ Abilities to Bypass Workers’ Compensation System and Sue Employers for Mental Distress Tort Claims by: Mary C. Cravatta State Department Adjudicating Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants in Their Country of Nationality or Residence by: Shannon N. Parker Northern District of Illinois Jury Verdict Reminds Employers to be Cognizant of Vaccine Exemption Requests by: Pauline R. Wizig Elevate Announces Strategic Partnership with TYS Advisors by: INSIDE Public Accounting Smith + Howard Expands Southeastern U.S. Presence with Acquisition of Horton, Lee & Burnett by: INSIDE Public Accounting Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: Part 8 Rewrite by: Gregory S. Jacobs , James W. Kim August 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments August Legislation Tracking (August 1 – August 31) by: John Gardella STAY INFORMED: FTC Fines Temu $2 Million in First Ever INFORM Act Enforcement by: Tammana Malik 9th Circuit Clarifies Trade Secret Disclosure Requirements Under The DTSA by: Steven J Pearlman , Scott S. Tan Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 18 2025 Workplace Horizons Extension: Chicago Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Print
