Shannon L.C. Ammon

Associate

Shannon L.C. Ammon is an experienced litigator who represents employers in an array of complex and sensitive disputes. She defends clients at trial and in all phases of employment litigation, including noncompete and trade secrets litigation before federal and state courts and arbitral forums. Shannon proactively helps companies avoid and, when necessary, respond to crisis situations. She has experience investigating workplace misconduct, including allegations of sexual harassment, and regularly advises employers on appropriate responses.

Extended Profile

Shannon’s broad litigation experience includes serving as second-chair in the first federal jury trial of a whistleblower claim under the Food Safety Modernization Act and handling arbitration hearings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. She frequently appears in federal court, state court, or before other arbitration panels to address employment compensation, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, and defamation claims. Shannon’s experience also encompasses appeals having represented clients before the US Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits and Pennsylvania appellate courts.

Shannon regularly counsels employers on risk management, litigation prevention, workplace harassment policies, and other employment law issues. Using her litigation and investigation practice, Shannon also counsels clients on employment-related matters in connection with mergers, acquisitions, investments, and joint venture transactions including in planning and implementing the restructuring and redeployment of US domestic and international workforces.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Shannon clerked for Judge Dolores K. Sloviter and Judge Ivan D. Davis. She previously litigated complex commercial disputes and appellate matters in the litigation department of a national law firm.

Shannon has a strong commitment to pro bono work and previously served as the vice chair of the Philadelphia office Pro Bono Committee. She represents youth in connection with the Support Center for Child Advocates, and has also represented non-profit organizations in filing amicus briefs before the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and US Supreme Court. In 2018, Shannon was awarded the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania’s Pro Bono Publico Award for the Court of Common Pleas – Family Division, Juvenile. The award recognizes the importance of lawyers from around the city who provide pro bono legal services and the role those services play in ensuring access and justice for the citizens of Philadelphia.

Education

American University Washington College of Law, 2012, J.D., cum laude
Elon University, 2009, B.A., with honors

Admissions

Pennsylvania
Virginia
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Clerkships

Clerkship to Judge Dolores K. Sloviter of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2013 - 2014)
Clerkship to Judge Ivan D. Davis of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2012 - 2013)

Awards and Affiliations

Ones to Watch, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Philadelphia, The Best Lawyers in America (2023, 2024)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017, 2019)

Board Observer, Juvenile Law Center

Recipient, The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania’s Pro Bono Publico Award for the Court of Common Pleas – Family Division, Juvenile (2018)

Newsletter Editor and Mentor, American Bar Association Section of Litigation’s Judicial Intern Opportunity Program