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Shannon Turner

Partner
Litigation

Shannon protects technology companies' most valuable intellectual property assets and commercial interests through strategic counseling and litigation defense. She delivers practical, business-focused solutions across patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, false advertising, and unfair competition matters.

  • Represented CNEX Labs in trade secret dispute brought by Huawei relating to controllers for solid state drives. Huawei filed trade secret claims against CNEX and one of its founders for allegedly misappropriating trade secrets obtained by the founder while employed at Huawei. CNEX counterclaimed with its own trade secret claims. Following a three-week trial, the jury issued a verdict in CNEX’s favor, rejecting Huawei’s claims and finding that Huawei had misappropriated CNEX’s trade secrets.
  • Represented Lashify in patent infringement litigations in district court and before the International Trade Commission. Obtained jury verdict of willful infringement and no invalidity of the asserted patents, as well as lost profits and reasonable royalty damages.
  • Representing market research and analytics company against claims of misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract by a licensee, successfully defeating a preliminary injunction motion at the outset of the case that sought to enjoin a merger valued at $8B.
  • Represented LED Company in an investigation before the International Trade Commission seeking to preclude the importation of its LEDs. Obtained summary determination of no infringement and no domestic industry for two of the three asserted patents. At trial, obtained finding of no infringement, no domestic industry, and patent invalidity for the remaining patent.
  • Represented Pandora Media against patent infringement claims relating to playlist generation and secured finding that all patents were invalid for claiming patent ineligible subject matter.
  • Represented cloud platform and more than 80 of its customers in a multidistrict litigation that resulted in two successful summary judgment orders and an award of attorneys’ fees.
  • Represented cybersecurity company in a trademark infringement and dilution claim. Defeated motion for preliminary injunction, and secured an injunction barring use of mark with any cybersecurity products.
  • Defended well-known streaming platform in arbitration against eSports teams who had alleged trade secret misappropriation related to player metrics and recruitment strategies.
What sets my practice apart is my commitment to understanding not just where my clients are today, but where they’re heading. By serving as both legal counsel and strategic partner, I help clients see around corners and make decisions that align with their long-term priorities.”
Shannon Turner