Profil
Hannah Shanks-Parkin focuses her practice on appellate, securities and financial litigation and arbitration, commercial business disputes, and trusts and estates matters. She has experience representing clients in litigation in state and federal courts, in appellate matters before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Court of Appeal, and in FINRA arbitrations. Ms. Shanks-Parkin’s appellate experience also includes motion and writ practice in state and federal appellate courts.
Concentrations
- Appellate
- Commercial business disputes
- Securities & financial litigation and arbitration, including FINRA arbitration
- Trusts and estates
Kompetencje
Doświadczenie
- Represented major financial institution in FINRA arbitration in which Claimant sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for alleged breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, obtaining full defense verdict after week-long arbitration hearing.
- Represented major financial institution and broker in FINRA arbitration in which Claimants sought more than $5 million in damages for alleged breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, obtaining full defense verdict after week-long arbitration hearing.
- Represented major financial institution throughout multi-year action in which Plaintiff sought $88 million for alleged breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting various wrongful conduct by third parties. Jury found no liability after a four-week trial.
- Represented tour provider before California Court of Appeal in affirming jury trial verdict awarding more than $2.3 million in damages.
- Represented fast food franchisee before California Court of Appeal in obtaining complete reversal of multimillion-dollar arbitration award against it.
- Represented major financial institution in defamation and negligence action, obtaining dismissal with prejudice.
- Obtained summary judgment for manufacturer and major pharmacy chain in false advertising case.
- Obtained full dismissal of breach of fiduciary duty claims against major financial firm and broker.
- Represented family seeking asylum in pro bono case, successfully obtaining asylum for the family in trial before the Immigration Court.
- Obtained dismissal at the pleadings stage of FINRA claim against major financial institution.
- Obtained dismissal of anti-SLAPP action in trust case for major financial institution.
- Represented major financial institution in wire fraud action, obtaining full dismissal with prejudice.
- Obtained summary judgment for manufacturer in false advertising case.
- Obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of products liability purported class action against major pharmacy chain.
- Extern, Hon. Arthur Alarcon, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, August 2014-December 2014
Sukcesy i wyróżnienia
- Member, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
Kwalifikacje
Wykształcenie
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J.D., magna cum laude, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- Order of the Coif
- Senior Research Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
- Member, Scott Moot Court
- B.A., Journalism, Spanish, cum laude, University of Oregon, Robert D. Clark Honors College
Posiadane uprawnienia
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Znajomość języków
- hiszpański, Proficient