Mr. Bonn has been named in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Bonn's areas of specialization include tax and business law relating to mergers and acquisitions, formation and operation of corporations and partnerships, and executive compensation and employment agreements.

3. Professional Qualifications & Activities

Mr. Bonn is admitted to practice law before all California State Courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and the United States Tax Court. He is affiliated with the Tax and Business Law Sections of the American Bar Association, California State Bar Association, and San Diego County Bar Association.

Mr. Bonn was formerly the firm's Chair of the Tax & Estate Planning Department, and a member of the Corporate & Securities Department. He also serves as a member of the Executive Committee, the Chair of the Ethics Committee and the Firm's General Counsel. Before joining Sheppard Mullin, he was a partner in the law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps and head of its Tax Department.

Mr. Bonn has been a frequent speaker for the American Bar Association, California State Bar, California Continuing Education of the Bar, and other professional organizations, including the Bureau of National Affairs, New York University School of Continuing Education, and the University of Southern California Institute on Major Tax Planning. He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of San Diego School of Law.

• J.D., University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall, 1976

• Graduate Program, 1972-1973

• Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

• A.B., Princeton University, 1972