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Litigation: Securities

California

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Shannon represents corporations and individuals in complex disputes and litigation, securities class actions and breach of fiduciary duty suits, internal corporate investigations, and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and actions. Her clients have included life sciences and technology companies, directors and officers of corporations, and venture capital firms.

Shannon serves as both partner in charge and head of the business litigation practice for Cooley’s Palo Alto office.

Shannon successfully defended a drug development company and its officers and directors in a victory before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that validated the way life sciences companies disclose clinical data to the public. She also served on the trial team for the first defendant to obtain an acquittal in a stock options backdating prosecution. In addition, Shannon has successfully defended many public companies against shareholder litigation and has handled a wide variety of other complex litigation matters, including securities litigation, high-stakes licensing disputes, commercial contract litigation, corporate governance disputes and merger litigation.

Shannon was previously a member of the Stanford Law Review and served as a law clerk for Judge Sarah Vance of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 2000 to 2001. Super Lawyers has repeatedly named Shannon a Northern California Rising Star, and she received YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley’s Tribute to Women Award. Shannon also was a recipient of Stanford University’s Award of Merit, served as co-chair of the Stanford Law Fund, and was a member of the Board of Visitors for Stanford School of Law and the Stanford Law School Women’s Initiative.

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Shannon Eagan is the partner in charge and head of the business litigation practice for Cooley's Palo Alto office. She boasts experience in litigating securities cases across the United States in securities class actions for financial institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

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