Corporate Finance Attorney Jim Ritter Joins Sheppard Mullin Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC, Jan 11, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
James F. Ritter has joined the Washington D.C. office of Sheppard,
Mullin, Richter Hampton LLP in the firm’s Corporate practice group.
Mr. Ritter was previously a partner with Latham Watkins in
Washington, D.C.

Mr. Ritter has extensive experience in negotiating a wide variety of
financing arrangements, including senior secured loans (both
asset-based and cash flow loans) and mezzanine and other subordinated
debt, high yield securities, working capital facilities,
international and U.S. domestic power and other infrastructure
project financings, equipment leasing and other vendor finance
transactions, letters of credit, derivatives contracts, and equity
investments. He represents businesses seeking and providing access to
capital in a number of industries, with particularly extensive
experience in the aerospace, defense, communications, health care and
energy industries.

“Jim brings a wealth of transactional experience in private equity
and leveraged finance transactions. He has worked with some of the
largest private equity funds, including The Carlyle Group, as well as
a number of firms more focused on the middle market, in a variety of
deal types. In addition to his technical skills, Jim is a terrific
individual. He is well liked by his clients and peers,” said Ed
Schiff, managing partner of Sheppard Mullin’s Washington, D.C.
office.

“Jim is an excellent addition to our private equity team, as we
continue to build that practice. The expansion of our corporate
practice in Washington, D.C. and New York is a key strategic goal for
our Corporate practice group in 2012,” stated Jamie Mercer, co-chair
of Sheppard Mullin’s Corporate practice group.

“I am thrilled to join Sheppard Mullin. The strength and breadth of
the firm’s Corporate practice group is very impressive, as is
Sheppard Mullin’s successful growth and expansion in recent years,”
Mr. Ritter commented.

Mr. Ritter received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School
of Law in 1986 and a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1981.

Sheppard Mullin’s Corporate practice group grew to over 100 attorneys
during 2011, including eight attorneys in the Washington, D.C.
office. Fifty attorneys total are based in the firm’s Washington,
D.C. office.

About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a
full service Global 100 firm with more than 570 attorneys in 14
offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927,
companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and
technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial
transactions. In the U.S., the firm’s clients include more than half
of the Fortune 100. For more information, please visit

www.sheppardmullin.com .

        CONTACT:
        Jim Ritter
        (202) 469-4995

        Ralph Richardson
        (213) 617-5542

SOURCE: Sheppard Mullin

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