Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Healthcare Regulatory Partner Xavier Baker Joins Sheppard Mullin In Washington, D.C. April 14, 2021 GMT WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 14, 2021-- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that A. Xavier Baker has joined the firm’s Healthcare Industry Team as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Baker joins from Crowell & Moring LLP. “Our many industry-leading healthcare clients will benefit almost immediately from Xavier’s extensive capabilities to navigate through the complex emerging issues of mental health parity and to respond effectively to federally mandated parity audits,” said Sheppard Mullin managing partner MaryJeanette Dee. “His intimate understanding of the complicated regulatory world in which health plans and other industry players operate and his practical approach to advising healthcare clients on their compliance obligations make him an ideal fit for our firm.”