Shawn is a shareholder in Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth’s Enforcement Defense & Investigations and Compliance & Corporate Governance practice group. He provides proactive compliance counseling to e-commerce companies, emerging technology companies, life science companies, retailers, and other consumer-facing companies so they can stay ahead of the curve with respect to consumer complaints and government regulation.
In addition, Shawn routinely assists clients with responding to consumer complaints regarding product labeling, product performance, and general complaints about service, amongst others. When lawsuits are filed or when enforcement actions or inquiries arise, clients rely on his experience representing companies in single-plaintiff and class-action lawsuits, as well as enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission, single or multistate regulatory enforcement actions by state Attorneys General, and enforcement actions brought by local District Attorneys.
Prior to entering private practice, Shawn served in the U.S. Navy for seven years where he served with the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During his deployment to Afghanistan, Shawn partnered with the U.S. State Department and NATO to mentor Afghan prosecutors and develop Afghanistan’s criminal justice infrastructure.
