Shannan Higgins
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401 UCB
2450 Kittredge Loop Drive
Wolf Law Building
Boulder, CO 80309
E-mail: shannan.higgins@colorado.edu
Shannan is a special counsel in Cooley's technology transactions and trademark, copyright and advertising practice groups. She provides strategic guidance to entrepreneurs, multinational companies, media organizations and nonprofits in the creation, acquisition, use and commercial exploitation of technology and intellectual property. Her industry areas of focus include edtech, consumer-facing products and services, media, manufacturing and supply, digital health, big data, software and hardware, and advertising. Shannan's practice involves handling complex agreements for significant commercial transactions with bespoke business terms. She uses the negotiation process to focus the parties' respective and shared goals, and to address potential implementation challenges.
Shannan's career includes serving as a deputy assistant general counsel for the US Department of Education for eight years, including one year as acting assistant general counsel of regulatory services. During her tenure at the Department of Education, she helped solve complex problems with diverse policy objectives. Her experience drafting regulations that articulate complicated concepts with minimal ambiguity complements her practice involving high-stakes commercial deals. Shannan's deep regulatory experience also facilitates the efficient and effective identification, analysis and creative resolution of issues at the intersection of business and regulation.
Courses:
| Spring 2023 | Transactional Drafting | LAWS 7051-801 |
| Spring 2022 | Transactional Drafting | LAWS 7051-801 |