Shannon is a partner in the firm's Global Commercial Disputes Group, focusing her practice on complex civil litigation on behalf of national and multinational companies. A first-chair trial attorney, Shannon handles business disputes before federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as in arbitrations and mediations. She also coordinates company resolution strategy, serving as strategic national counsel for large matters. Chambers and Partners describes Shannon as “great and responsive. She really dug in and did what she needed to do in order to build her case. She is a very talented litigator."
Shannon presently serves as national trial counsel to a global healthcare company in ongoing federal and state opioid litigation, and as co-liaison counsel to defendants in the multi-district In re Prescription Opiate Litigation (N.D. Ohio). She is also uniquely situated as the sole opioid litigator serving simultaneously on the company’s resolution strategy team. She is particularly adept when defending against multi-district litigation, putative class actions, and other complex matters. She frequently works on matters implicating multi-jurisdictional components, managing large defense groups, and coordinating with national plaintiff steering committees.
Shannon also counsels companies on the plaintiff side of the “v”, including detailed early case assessments assessing the merits of possible litigation arising out of commercial disputes, and filing and litigating the case if needed (including TROs and preliminary injunctions).
Shannon has significant experience in a variety of substantive areas of law, including commercial contract claims, business torts, antitrust matters, and public nuisance cases. She represents companies involved in the health care and pharmaceutical industries, energy/oil and gas, financial services, real estate, transportation, and telecommunications.
Shannon has chaired court-appointed committees charged with recommending candidates for appointment as U.S. magistrate judges to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s federal bench.
