Shannon Reid

Shannon Reid is a member of the Commercial Litigation group, where her practice includes complex commercial litigation, data privacy, and higher education matters. She also has extensive experience in labor and employment litigation, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and FLSA single-plaintiff and class action litigation in administrative, state, and federal courts.

Shannon advises both for-profit and not-for-profit clients on compliance with various data privacy and cybersecurity laws, including but not limited to, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), and the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Shannon also advises clients on the implications of recent US Supreme Court decisions in higher education and effective compliance strategies, including preparing and conducting trainings on binding precedents for admissions staff at higher education institutions. She also represents higher education institutions and faculty in a variety of legal matters that are commonplace within the industry, including employment matters and internal investigations.

Prior to joining Steptoe, Shannon clerked for the Honorable Raymond A. Jackson of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

During law school, Shannon interned at Lockheed Martin Corporation, where she drafted legal memoranda on the False Claims Act, employment, and privacy issues. She also drafted pleadings and argued on behalf of youth in Pennsylvania state family court for dependency and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) relief as a certified legal intern. Shannon maintains an active pro bono practice at Steptoe.