Shannon A. Donnelly

Recognized as one of Chambers USA's “Leaders in Their Field” and recommended by The Legal 500, Shannon provides I-9 compliance training, E-verify proficiency, and counseling to US employers on policy development in international mobility, compliance, and related immigration issues.

Shannon has represented and advised clients across a number of industries, including financial services, information technology, economic consulting, manufacturing, healthcare, and the nonprofit sector.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Shannon was a partner in the global immigration and mobility practice of another global law firm, resident in Washington, DC, serving as head of the practice in that office. She also served as a relationship partner and service manager for a variety of organizations with US and global business needs.

• Led compliance projects and due diligence initiatives related to change management and pre- and post-acquisition from both the buy and sell side
• Drafted and helped execute a comprehensive immigration compliance policy for the company's US operations, as well as policies related to I-9 compliance and business travel
• Worked with an audit committee and compliance officers to assess third-party vendor and internal compliance with governing B-1 visa and overall immigration protocols, creating a best practice framework and certification for annual auditing