Sharon defends clients in a range of commercial litigation matters – including high-exposure, complex litigation, often in the financial services industry – and counsels clients on how to avoid litigation or minimize their litigation risk.
Overview
Sharon also handles class action litigation and appellate litigation for a range of clients. Sharon also helps clients navigate situations in which they are unable to perform their contracts due to unforeseeable events like epidemics and extreme weather conditions (force majeure events). She advises clients on how to draft their contracts to minimize their litigation risks.
Additionally, Sharon represents medical care providers in overpayment and False Claims Act disputes and other litigation matters.
Experience
Sharon represents several large companies in high-exposure cases brought by the Minnesota Attorney General for alleged violations of consumer protection and public nuisance laws.
Sharon has represented over a dozen banks and mortgage lenders in multimillion dollar suits brought by large private purchasers of mortgage loans, seeking indemnification in connection with settlements they made with RMBS Trustees and government-sponsored entities.
Sharon represents a health care provider in an overpayment dispute.
Sharon represents a loan servicer in an indemnity action brought by a purchaser of distressed loans.
Sharon has advised dozens of clients on how to navigate force majeure events.
Sharon has advised dozens of clients on how to minimize their risk of liability arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sharon represents a property and casualty insurer in a class action involving allegations of improper labor depreciation.
Sharon represents dozens of clients in contract disputes.
Sharon represented a defendant in a mortgage loan repurchase action.
Sharon has worked on numerous appeals. Sharon was a judicial clerk on the Minnesota Court of Appeals; she was an adjunct professor of appellate advocacy at St. Thomas Law School; and she coordinates Stinson-Minneapolis's pro bono appeals program.
Sharon serves on the board of MN Adopt.
News & Insights
News
Speaking Engagements
"COVID-19 and Force Majeure, Impossibility of Performance, Frustration of Purpose," Missouri Bankers Association, November 6, 2020
Publications
"Reducing Your Exposure in the Next Economic Downturn," The Missouri Banker, September 2019
Recognitions
Recognitions
Minnesota Lawyer Up & Coming Attorney, 2020
Recognized as a Minnesota Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2018 - 2020
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
MN Adopt, Board Member
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
- Minnesota Law Review, Editor
- Order of the Coif
St. Olaf College, B.A., Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa