Shauna Pierson is a corporate transactional attorney with a focus on advising established and emerging companies in commercial, licensing, and acquisitive transactions. Shauna’s matters include buy- and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, initial formation, capital raising transactions, and general corporate matters. Shauna regularly counsels her clients on drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, such as licensing agreements, software and application development agreements, SaaS agreements, and distribution and manufacturing agreements.
Shauna works with clients in a variety of industries, but focuses on health care, life sciences, technology, and manufacturing. She is a member of Ballard Spahr’s Health Care Group and Life Science Group.
Professional Highlights
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, "The Future of the Bank Secrecy Act: Regulatory Developments and Reform," CFS in Turbulent Times webcast series, December 11, 2020
Speaker, "Cannabis Banking Issues," National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, July 9, 2020
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Credentials
Education
Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2019)
Staff Member, Temple Law Review
Tufts University (B.A. 2013)
Admissions
Pennsylvania
Not Admitted to practice in Colorado. Practice temporarily authorized pending admission under C.R.C.P. 205.6.