Liisa Thomas, co-leader of Sheppard Mullin's Privacy and Cybersecurity Team and Chicago office managing partner, was recognized among Lawdragon's inaugural 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers list.

According to Lawdragon, "The core of this guide are the privacy and data security specialists who began forming this practice well over a decade ago as companies experienced data breaches and attorneys scurried to become designated as privacy specialists."