LOS ANGELES, April 21, 2008 — Philip E. Daniels has joined the Century Cityoffice of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP as a member of the firm's Entertainment& Media transactional practice group. Daniels, who is dually qualified in both California and the UK, joinsfrom boutique law firm Goldring, Hertz & Lichtenstein in Beverly Hills.

Daniels specializes in all matters relating to music,new media and technology.  His digitaland technology expertise includes structuring, drafting and providing strategicadvice on deals for Internet and mobile platforms, as well as advising clientsoperating in the social networking space on the development and distribution ofdigital content and digital premium goods. Daniels negotiated deals with Yahoo, MSN, Bebo, Daily Motion and MySpacefor the distribution of content along with a number of technologyinfrastructure agreements around the provision of social networking tools anddelivery content.

Daniels began his legal career in London.  He practiced with a number of UK law firms, includingthe well-recognized London boutique Lee & Thompson, representinginternational entertainment and technology clients.  Daniels also worked in-house at BBC Worldwide,where his responsibilities included the company's Internet and Interactivedivisions.

"Philip's music industry expertise and international entertainmentexperience are an excellent complement to the global matters which wehandle," said Bob Darwell, chair of the firm's Entertainment & Mediapractice group.  "His experience in newmedia and digital business transactions is a perfect fit for our practicegroup, which crosses over all areas of the entertainment and media industriesand intersects with the technology sector."

Commented Daniels, "Sheppard Mullin has built a top-notch Entertainmentpractice and I am thrilled about joining the group in Century City.  I am very impressed by how Bob has grown theteam, and by the high profile international clients they represent and thematters they handle." 

Daniels graduated from Nottingham Law School (UK) in 1996 and earned aB.Sc. (Hons) from Bristol University (UK) in 1994.  He is the latest in a recent flurry ofattorneys joining Sheppard Mullin's Entertainment & Media practice group inthe firm's Century City office. Lastmonth, Robb Klein joined as special counsel in the firm's Entertainment &Media practice group from the London office of European law firm SJ Berwin LLP. Additionally, Jim Curry joined theoffice in March as an Entertainment and Media litigation partner.  Curry most recently practiced as a foundingpartner with White O'Connor Curry LLP in Century City.

Sheppard Mullin has 40 attorneys based in its Century City office andthe Entertainment & Media practice group includes more than 55 attorneysfirmwide. 

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