Shannon M Leitner is an associate in Freshfields’ dispute resolution group, based in New York. Shannon represents a variety of domestic and multinational businesses, hedge funds and banks in a wide array of international litigations and arbitrations. She regularly works on international arbitration mandates at all stages of proceedings, including evaluating post-award enforcement prospects and litigating petitions to confirm awards. Recently, her work has included representing affiliates of ExxonMobil and Shell in New York in an action to confirm an arbitral award set aside at the seat of arbitration. Shannon received her JD (magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was a Clarence Darrow Scholar, and her BA (magna cum laude) from Kenyon College.
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