SHEPPARD

Sheppard serves as a one-stop legal partner for innovative companies in the space and satellite industry. Our team combines deep regulatory, corporate and government contracting expertise to support every stage of growth — from spacecraft licensing and national security reviews to significant financing rounds, strategic M&A and export control. With a deep industry understanding of how space companies operate, scale and win business, we help clients navigate the full range of federal contracting vehicles, including SBIRs and other competitive awards. Our practical, commercially driven approach keeps pace with innovation, ensuring that legal strategy supports business momentum. By partnering with Sheppard, space companies gain a single, integrated legal team that anticipates their regulatory environment, understands their business objectives and delivers coordinated solutions that enable them to grow, adapt and lead in a rapidly evolving market.

Sheppard’s Communications practice was recently ranked Tier 1 nationally by Best Lawyers for 2026 for the third year in a row, has been recognized by The Legal 500 and Chambers USA and was named “Practice Group of the Year” for 2019 by Law360.