LOS ANGELES, CA–( EMWNews – March 31, 2008) – James E. Curry has joined the Century City

office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in the firm’s

Entertainment and Media group. Curry most recently practiced as a founding

partner with White O’Connor Curry LLP in Century City.

Curry is an experienced trial attorney who specializes in complex business

lawsuits on behalf of entertainment clients, primarily studios and

networks. He has litigated and tried a wide variety of entertainment

matters, with particular expertise in accounting cases.

Curry’s experience also includes a variety of entertainment matters

including First Amendment (defamation, disparagement and invasion of

privacy claims), insurance coverage and bad faith, media-related torts,

real estate, copyright, trademark, antitrust, securities, class actions and

other complicated commercial disputes.

Curry’s clients have included CBS, Disney, Paramount Viacom, Showtime, Fox,

ABC, Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, MGM, Studios USA, Saban

Entertainment, Mary Tyler Moore Enterprises, International Family Channel,

Infinity Broadcasting and Westwood One.

“Jim will be a tremendous asset to the firm and to our entertainment

clients. His arrival further bolsters our position as the preeminent law

firm representing institutional entertainment clients,” said Guy Halgren,

chairman of the firm.

“Jim is well known and well respected in the community and we are looking

forward to working closely together. He will help us continue to expand

our platform as a full service entertainment firm, capable of anticipating

client issues and needs of the future,” said Marty Katz, leader of the

firm’s entertainment litigation practice. Katz recently received the 2008

California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award for Entertainment.

Commented Curry, “Sheppard Mullin’s growth, success, and its reputation as

a ‘go-to’ firm for entertainment and media clients is very impressive. I

am excited to join the 50-plus attorney team focused on representing global

entertainment clients.”

Curry earned a J.D. from University of Chicago in 1984 and received an

undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1981. He has regularly

been recognized as one of “The Best Lawyers in America.”

About Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard Mullin is a full service AmLaw 100 firm with more than 520

attorneys in 10 offices located throughout California and in New York,

Washington, D.C. and Shanghai. The firm’s California offices are located

in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Century City, Orange County,

Del Mar Heights and San Diego. Founded in 1927 on the principle that the

firm would succeed only if its attorneys delivered prompt, high quality and

cost-effective legal services, Sheppard Mullin provides legal counsel to

U.S. and international clients. Companies turn to Sheppard Mullin to

handle a full range of 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 companies. For more

information, please visit www.sheppardmullin.com.