Duane Morris LLP

Shannon Hampton Sutherland is Co-Chair of the Duane Morris Trade Secrets and Non-Compete division of the Trial Practice Group.

A strategic and practical advisor, and sharp trial and injunction lawyer, Ms. Sutherland is particularly well versed in in helping companies avoid and navigate disputes involving non-compete, non-solicit, and other restrictive covenant agreements, confidential information and trade secrets, customer and employee goodwill, unfair competition, and customer, consultant, and employee relationships. Ms. Sutherland routinely obtains and defends against temporary restraining orders and injunctions across the country and has represented clients in business, non-compete, and trade secret litigation nationwide.

Companies across a broad range of industries – and, in particular, in the medical device and biotechnology, healthcare, financial services, transportation, chemical, and energy sectors – have trusted Ms. Sutherland to assist them with complex commercial and employment-related disputes, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and business torts. Ms. Sutherland has also handled high-stakes injunction and litigation matters involving public entities and has represented several public entities in litigation and counseling roles.

She also serves as a team lead of the firm's Life Sciences and Medical Technologies industry group and is a member of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation division.

Ms. Sutherland's areas of practice include:

• Injunctions – prosecution and defense
  • Temporary restraining orders
  • Preliminary injunctions
  • Permanent injunctions
• Restrictive covenants – drafting, counseling, and litigation
  • Non-competition agreements
  • Non-solicitation agreements
• Trade secrets
  • Defend Trade Secrets Act claims
  • State law claims
• Confidentiality, non-disclosure, and invention agreements
• Distributor agreements – drafting, counseling, and litigation
• Business tort and statutory claims, including, for example:
  • Unfair competition
  • Tortious interference
  • Breach of fiduciary duty/duty of loyalty
  • Fraud
  • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
• Complex commercial and business and contract disputes
• Employment-related disputes
• Declaratory judgment actions
• Zoning matters

Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, PA - Co-Chair, Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Division - Team Lead, Life Sciences & Medical Technologies Industry Group - Philadelphia & Pittsburgh Trial Practice Assigning Partner - Partner, 2011-present - Associate, 2002-2010 - Law Clerk, 2001 Flott & Co, P.C., Alexandria, VA - Law Clerk, 2001-2002 Maryland State’s Attorney’s Office, Montgomery County, MD - Law Clerk, 2000 Prior to her legal career, Ms. Sutherland managed exports and logistics in the paper and chemical industries.

Co-Chair, Duane Morris Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Division Team Lead, Duane Morris Life Sciences & Medical Technologies Industry Group Duane Morris Professional Standards Committee Duane Morris Partner Technology Committee Duane Morris Trial Assigning Partner Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Landlord-Tenant Appellate Mediation Program, Mediator Panel Eastern District of Pennsylvania Prisoner Civil Rights Panel, Former Service as Court-Appointed Counsel Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Law School Mentoring Program, Former Mentor Nether Providence Township Zoning Hearing Board, Former Vice Chair and Former Board Member

The American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2002