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William Shannon 2ndAccount Holder William Shannon Lawyer with extensive international experience, including international business risk assessment Portland, Maine AreaLaw Practice Current Verrill Dana LLP Education Cornell Law School 293 connectionsAccept invitationMore options www.linkedin.com/in/wjs321 Contact Info Twitter Rongelap Websites Company Website Background Summary Presently serves as counsel and member of Verrill Dana's International Practice Group. Previously, he was the resident partner at Kelley Drye and Warren in Tokyo and Bryan Cave at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and counsel with White & Case in Moscow. He has also served as counsel at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London engaged in development financing in Central and Eastern Europe; as a consultant to the Romanian Privatization Ministry in Bucharest, Romania as part of a World Bank financed privatization program; as senior legal advisor to Saudi Aramco in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia providing advice regarding legal matters related to the production, refining, marketing and shipping of petroleum products, and as a legal consultant with the Law Offices of Gebran Majdalany in Doha, Qatar. An intelligence officer and special agent with the Office of Naval Intelligence, he was the Senior Special Agent in Iceland and Resident Special Agent for Scotland and Northern Ireland responsible for all investigations, intelligence and counter-intelligence operations. Specialties: International business transactions, international anti-corruption laws, including compliance, due diligence and investigations, international business risk assessment and related investigations, international project finance and joint ventures, oil and gas and maritime matters. He is licensed to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. He was one of first foreign attorneys to be licensed to practice law in Japan (Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (1988 -1992)). Experience Verrill Dana LLPCounsel, International Practice Group Verrill Dana LLP January 2010 – Present (4 years 6 months)Portland, Maine Engaged in a broad based international practice, with special emphasis on international anti-corruption matters, providing advice on all aspects of international anti-corruption law. Has made international anti-corruption presentations to business and professional groups and written articles on compliance with international anti-corruption laws for legal and business publications. Advises clients regarding international business risk assessment (CPR - criminal, probative, reputation) and conducts related investigations. Advises clients with regard to their overseas business activities, including cross border business transactions, anti-corruption matters, international business risk assessment and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.. Publications The Accelerating Development and Enforcement of International Anti-Corruption Law Boston Bar Association, Business Law Section September 15, 2010 Summer 2010, Volume 4 of the Boston Bar Association Business Law Section Newsletter. Honors & Awards New England Super Lawyers List Selected for inclusion in the Thomson Reuters published New England Super Lawyers List. United Nations Selected for membership in the United Nations Development Programme Democratic Governance Anti-Corruption Experts Roster. Languages German and Russian Skills & Endorsements Top Skills 10Due Diligence 9Joint Ventures 9Legal Advice 7FCPA 6Contract Negotiation 6Mergers 6Corporate Law 5Risk Management 5Project Finance 5Private Investigations William also knows about... 5Mergers & Acquisitions 4Trials 4Legal Writing 4Litigation 4Legal Research 4Civil Litigation 4Corporate Governance 4Commercial Litigation 3Investigations 3Compliance 3Dispute Resolution Education Cornell Law School Cornell Law School J.D. with Specialization in International Affairs U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point B.S. Nautical Science with Honors Additional Info Advice for Contacting William Email: wshannon@verrilldana.com Mobile: (207) 272-3216 Tel.: (207) 253-4452 ConnectionsShared (1) Natalia TkachenkoNatalia Tkachenko1st Alumni Relations, EBRD PreviousNext Groups ABA Global Anti-CorruptionTask Force ABA Global Anti-CorruptionTask Force Join ABA International II ABA International II Join ABA International II: Anticorruption ABA International II: Anticorruption Join Anti-Corruption Experts Anti-Corruption Experts Join Compliance Professionals Group / CEE & CIS Compliance Professionals Group / CEE & CIS Join FCPA - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Anti-Corruption Compliance Group FCPA - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Anti-Corruption Compliance Group Join FCPA Criminal Practice Group FCPA Criminal Practice Group Join Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Houston International HR Roundtable Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Houston International HR Roundtable Join GLOBAL BANKS & INTERNATIONAL PROJECT FINANCE GLOBAL BANKS & INTERNATIONAL PROJECT FINANCE Join GRC - Culture of Integrity GRC - Culture of Integrity Join Global Anti- Bribery & Anti- Corruption Network Global Anti- Bribery & Anti- Corruption Network Join IvyLife-Careers [ Brown Columbia Barnard Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Princeton Penn Wharton Yale ] IvyLife-Careers [ Brown Columbia Barnard Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Princeton Penn Wharton Yale ] Join Legal Jobs In Bahrain,Qatar,Dubai Legal Jobs In Bahrain,Qatar,Dubai Join MOTN Members & Friends MOTN Members & Friends Join Middle East & Africa Due Diligence, Fraud, Risk Investigation & Compliance Middle East & Africa Due Diligence, Fraud, Risk Investigation & Compliance Join The Anti-corruption Forum The Anti-corruption Forum Join USMMA at Kings Point Alumni USMMA at Kings Point Alumni Join World Services Group World Services Group Join See less Following Harrisons Legal Services Follow Verrill Dana, LLP Law Practice Follow Schools Cornell Law School Ithaca, New York Area