About
Shannon is an Associate in our New York office primarily supporting our Life Sciences Transactions team. She advises companies in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech space on a variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, licensing agreements, commercial agreements and corporate reorganizations.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Shannon conducted graduate-level quantitative research analyzing the relationship between ecotoxicological factors and human disease. She has also previously worked as a program coordinator for a university digital health center.
Additional Information
- Merz Therapeutics on its $185 million acquisition of the assets of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. through a court structured 363 sale process under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
- Johnson & Johnson on its $13.1 billion acquisition of Shockwave Medical, Inc.
- Novartis on its exclusive license agreement with Arvinas, Inc. for the global development and commercialization of a prostate cancer treatment.
- Roivant Sciences on its sale of Dermavant to Organon for up to $1.2 billion.
- Cencora (f/k/a AmerisourceBergen) on its pending $4.6 billion acquisition of Retina Consultants of America.
- AstraZeneca on its acquisition of Gracell Biotechnologies.

Shannon O'Hara
Associate
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