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Ballard Spahr LLP Offices

1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Shannon Farmer

Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Shannon D. Farmer represents public and private employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters. She conducts collective bargaining negotiations and interest arbitrations, defends employers in all types of employment and civil rights claims, and provides advice and training related to employment policies and other HR needs.
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Memberships
Fellows of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
ACHIEVEability, Board Member
Support Center for Child Advocates, Board Member
Temple Sholom, Member-at-large, Executive Committee
Upper Darby Police Pension Board, Member
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998)
Stanford University (B.A. 1993)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
Ballard Spahr LLP is highly regarded for its labor and employment services in the public sector, with its client roster featuring states, authorities, universities and hospitals. The group is frequently called upon by public sector clients to handle unfair labor practice cases, labor negotiations, arbitrations and union organization campaigns. Denise Keyser heads up the practice from the New Jersey office and has ample experience acting as lead negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations. Brian Pedrow‘s practice consists of private and public sector labor negotiations and unfair labor practice charges. Shannon Farmer is active in collective bargaining negotiations and interest arbitrations. Both Pedrow and Farmer are based in the Philadelphia office.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Philadelphia Elite > Commercial disputes
- Philadelphia Elite > Commercial disputes
- Philadelphia Elite > Corporate and M&A
- Philadelphia Elite > Corporate and M&A
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Philadelphia Elite > Intellectual Property
- Philadelphia Elite > Corporate and M&A
- Finance > Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Philadelphia Elite > Commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Philadelphia Elite > Corporate and M&A
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense