Sheppard Mullin Appoints First Female Office Managing Partner, Liisa Thomas, in Chicago

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has appointed Liisa M. Thomas as managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. Thomas is the first woman to lead this local office. She succeeds Larry Eppley, who has served as founding managing partner since the Chicago office opened in 2012. Eppley will continue to lead the firm’s nationwide Hospitality industry team. “Liisa is a talented, exceptional attorney who is known as a leader in pioneering initiatives to achieve c