Whitney Walters is a partner in the Business Trial and Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Groups in the firm’s Century City office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Walters practices complex business litigation and represents clients in cases involving allegations of fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and accounting issues. Ms. Walters’ entertainment background includes representation of motion picture studios, broadcasting companies and independent producers in connection with various types of claims, including those relating to participation accounting and motion picture and television distribution rights.

Ms. Walters is experienced in all aspects of the litigation process, including pre-litigation negotiations, drafting and arguing motions, taking and defending depositions, and negotiating and drafting settlement agreements. She has served as trial counsel in complex arbitrations and jury and bench trials. Ms. Walters also has substantial appellate experience and has advised clients in regulatory investigations.

Professional Qualifications and Activities

Before joining Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Walters was a senior associate in the litigation group at Skadden, Arps in the firm’s Los Angeles and New York offices. Prior to that, she clerked in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. During law school, Ms. Walters was an editor of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law, a member of the executive board of the Moot Court Honor Society and a member of the trial and appellate advocacy teams.

Ms. Walters currently sits on the board of New Designs Charter Schools, a family of charter schools with campuses in Watts and University Park in downtown Los Angeles. She formerly served on the board of Mental Health Advocacy Services, a non-profit organization providing legal services to children and adults with mental disabilities.