Shannon L. McCarthy
Practice Emphasis
Franchise & Distribution, Corporate, Emerging Companies & Entrepreneurs
BAR ADMISSIONS
Washington, 2011; Massachusetts, 2005
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Shannon is a corporate transaction attorney with large law firm and in-house counsel experience in advising clients on general corporate matters pertaining to corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities laws, franchising and distribution, joint ventures and regulatory matters. Shannon has represented clients from formation and start-up to Fortune 500 companies in various industries including organic and natural foods and beverages, banks, financial services, publishing, biotechnology and medical devices.
Shannon also advises clients in various segments of the financial services industry on regulatory issues arising at both the state and federal level including, among other things, issues arising under the Federal Reserve Act, Bank Holding Company Act, Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Federal Credit Union Act.
REPRESENTATIVE CORPORATE MATTERS/TRANSACTIONS
Corporate Matters
Represented beverage company in friends-and-family round financing
Represented and advised natural food retailer in various general corporate and tax matters
Represented nationally-recognized natural food brand in general corporate and financing matters
Advised Fortune 500 company on its foreign currency translations for U.S. federal tax reporting purposes
Advised Fortune 500 beverage company in its $1 billion acquisition and post-acquisition restructuring of foreign competitor
Banking Matters
Represented Haverhill Bank in its merger with Northeast Community Credit Union
Represented Lafayette Federal Savings bank in its merger into Mechanics Cooperative Bank
Represented Bridgewater Cooperative Bank in its merger into Mechanics Cooperative Bank.
Represented a local credit union in its state and federal application process to convert to a state-chartered cooperative bank.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Member, Washington State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association Forum on Franchising
Member, Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle
EDUCATION
J.D., magna cum laude, Suffolk University Law School, 2005;
Staff member Suffolk University Law Review
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1998; member Arété Society
