
About Kelsey W. Shannon
Kelsey is a trial attorney with the Lynn Law Firm. Kelsey joined the Lynn Law Firm in 2017'from the United States Department of Justice, where he represented the United States as a trial attorney in high-profile civil disputes and trials. Before joining the Justice Department, Kelsey spent six years at two large law firms in the District of Columbia, handling complex commercial, criminal, and regulatory disputes. At the Lynn Law Firm, he brings this broad experience and unique strategic perspective to represent clients in personal injury, insurance coverage, products liability, contract disputes, antitrust V intellectual property, and other civil litigation matters. Kelsey is a graduate of Harvard Law School (cum laude 2007) and Georgetown University (cum laude 2004). He is admitted to the bar in New York, the District of Columbia, the federal District Court for the District of Columbia, and the Northern District of New York. ln addition, he has represented clients in courts throughout the country, including in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia. While at the Department of Justice, Kelsey received the John Marshall Award for Trial of Litigation, the Department's highest attorney award, and an Assistant Attorney General Award. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association's Civil Practice and Rules Committee and Committee on Federal Legislative Priorities. He has published widely on issues including civil litigation, trial practice, and antitrust, and is an editor of the American Bar Association's treatise Proving Antitrust Damages. Awards and Honors Honors John Marshall Award forOutstandinq Achievement in Trial of Litisation (U.5. DOJ) Assistant Attornev General Award (U.5. DOJ)
Education
Legal Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
Non Legal Education
- Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 2004
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Government, Economics
Current Employment Position(s)
- Associate
Past Positions
- United States Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, 2014 - 2016
- Paul Hastings, LLP, Litigation Associate, 2012 - 2014
- Cleary Gottlieb, Associate, 2007 - 2012
- Languages
- English (Primary)
Classes and Seminars
- Merger Trail Case Study Seminar - 11/2016, FTC/DOJ
Representative Cases
- United Sfafes v. ASCAP
- Citation: U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98283
- Court: S.D.N.Y
- Year: 2016
- United Stafes v. Broadcast Music
- Citation: 207 F. Supp.3d 374
- United States v. AB Electrolux
- Citation: 139 F. Supp. 3d 390
- Court: D.D.C.
- Year: 2017
- Jeld-Wen, Inc. v. AGC Am
- Citation: U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156465
- Court: D. Del.
- Year: 2012
Pro Bono Activities
- Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 2015 - 2016
- Pro bono representations in veteran rights, family law, and immigration matters, 2008 - 2014
Published Works
Articles
- The Trial Auainst General Electric's Sa/e of tfs Appliance Business to A,B Electrolux, The Threshold, March, 2016
- A description and analysis of the United States' successful trial against the merger of the appliance businesses of General Electric and Electrolux (Frigidaire) from the attorneys who tried it.
- Mondav Morninq Quarterbackinq and Antitrust Damages, Law360, 2014
- What football can teach us about presenting and analyzing damages in antitrust cases. Finalist for 2014 Antitrust Writing Award.
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2008
- District of Columbia, 2009
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 2012
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2017
Other Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association (Committee on Federal Legal Priorities)
- American Bar Association (Antitrust Section)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Kelsey W. Shannon |
| Firm | Lynn Law Firm, LLC |
| Address | Syracuse, NY, M&T Bank Building, 101 South Salina Street, Suite 802, Syracuse, NY |
| Phone | 315-760-5708 |
| Phone | 315-474-4514 |
| Website | www.lynnlaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |