Shane Palmer is Special Counsel in the Firm’s Litigation Group. His practice spans a wide range of litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on antitrust and complex commercial litigation. Shane’s litigation matters have included cases in federal and state courts, including merger litigation, civil antitrust suits, securities class actions, breach-of-contract suits, intellectual property disputes, and shareholder derivative litigation. Shane has also represented clients in numerous investigations and enforcement actions by government authorities, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He also advises clients regarding pre-merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and provides substantive antitrust advice to clients in both merger and non-merger cases.