Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$207M
Total assets Near avg plan size
420
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$493,176
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP · California · Professional & Technical Services

$207M in assets, 420 participants

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP's Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $207M in total assets and 420 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #19,521 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits by assets

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $207M for 420 participants (~$493,176/participant), up 17.7% in 2023.

#19,521
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+17.7%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$207,133,930 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (420 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $31M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $176M in the plan year 2022 filing to $207M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported participants rose from 393 in the plan year 2022 filing to 420 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 951463164 · Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · $207M · 420 · 95th

  • BOOK $207M
  • VS-ST 420
  • BOY 95th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Cash Balance Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #19521

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$176M
Net Assets (End of Year)$207M
Net Income$31M
Employer EIN951463164
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 32.10810342990349% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.85B $1.13B ▲ +32.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,074 $854M
2023 2 2,262 $1.0B
2024 2 2,212 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.20713393 · Participants: 420Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Cash Balance Retirement Plan in NC ($207M); by covered participants it is Doosan Pension Plan Number One in ND (420 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (420 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan grew sharply - up 17.7% during 2023, from $176M to $207M. Reported net income was $31M.
How have Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 32.1%, from $854M to $1.1B.
Where does Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Cash Balance Retirement Plan in NC ($207M, 6,972 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Doosan Pension Plan Number One in ND (420 participants, $59M in assets).