Linda X. Shi

Linda Shi is a Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner in Mayer Brown's Chicago office. Linda represents national and multinational corporations in complex litigation in federal and state courts, as well as in complex federal white collar and regulatory defense and internal investigations.

Linda’s civil litigation experience includes securities litigation, complex commercial litigation, post-acquisition and business disputes, product liability, and environmental tort litigation. Linda has significant experience advising clients at all phases of litigation, including initial fact investigation in advance of litigation, briefing and arguing dispositive motions, discovery, defending and deposing fact and expert witnesses, and representing clients at trial. Leveraging her background in economics and her experience as an economic consultant, Linda also has extensive experience working with and managing multidisciplinary expert teams to support litigation.

Litigation

• Represented a multinational energy company in breach of fiduciary duty action that was tried to verdict in Delaware Chancery Court, with subsequent appellate victory in Delaware Supreme Court.
• Secured a trial victory for a multinational energy company in an appraisal action in Delaware Chancery Court.
• Defense of a large multinational corporation in mass tort litigation involving individual and class actions in federal and state courts, an action brought by a state attorney general, and a parallel criminal action. Brought bellwether cases to trial and obtained favorable resolution for our client.
• Represented a multinational energy company in securities class action; secured dismissal of all claims on a motion to dismiss.
• Obtained a favorable resolution for a multinational energy company in breach of representation and warranty litigation brought in Delaware Superior Court.
• Represented a private investment firm in securities class action.
• Represented a multinational biotechnology company in post-acquisition disputes involving allegations of fraud and breach of contract in Delaware Chancery Court and Delaware Superior Court.
• Obtained a favorable resolution for an officer of a private equity portfolio company after trial in Delaware Chancery Court that involved allegations of, inter alia, securities fraud.
• Obtained a favorite resolution for a technology company in class action litigation alleging that our client and other technology companies suppressed the compensation of their employees.
• Represented a global asset management firm in federal litigation involving misappropriation of trade secrets and related breach of contract and fraud claims; secured summary judgment for our client on all claims.
• Obtained a favorable resolution for our client in multi-district class action litigation alleging violations of consumer and warranty laws.

• The University of Chicago Law School, JD, with honors
  Book Review & Essays Editor, The University of Chicago Law Review
• Yale University, BA, cum laude

• Illinois

• English
• Mandarin