The placement of corporate partner Jeryl A. Bowers with Sheppard Mullin. Bowers joins from K&L Gates in Los Angeles. Bowers concentrates his practice in mergers and acquisitions and general corporate areas, including IP licensing. His recent M&A representation include: Beckman Coulter, Inc. in the divestiture of its MicroPlate Reader Products Division; Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. in the sale of its IATS division to First American Payment Systems; and Mitek Corporation in the acquisition of Keragis Corporation.