Mr. Sheanin served as co-lead counsel in In re Wells Fargo Collateral Protection Insurance Litigation (C.D. Cal.), a class action on behalf of more than 2 million automobile loan borrowers on whose accounts Wells Fargo and National General Insurance Corporation force-placed automobile insurance regardless of whether they maintained sufficient independent insurance.  Plaintiffs alleged that Wells Fargo billed borrowers for charges that they did not actually owe, and often did not detect, with lasting damage to their finances and creditworthiness. Mr. Sheanin was responsible for litigation, discovery, and settlement strategy.  Defendants settled for more than $432 million.

In In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.), Mr. Sheanin represented direct purchaser plaintiffs in a class action alleging that the world’s leading electronics components manufacturers fixed prices of lithium-ion batteries. Mr. Sheanin headed a team of dozens of attorneys in all substantive and strategic aspects of this complex international cartel case. He was responsible for drafting and editing consolidated amended complaints, oppositions to motions to dismiss, motions to compel discovery, and the motion for class certification. Mr. Sheanin oversaw document review involving extensive foreign language productions, and successfully argued substantive motions and discovery motions. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)

Mr. Sheanin represented a class of student athletes who challenged the NCAA’s rules prohibiting colleges and universities from offering athletic scholarships that provided the full cost of attendance. The NCAA and member conferences settled damages claims for more than $200 million in In re NCAA Grant-In-Aid Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.), while injunctive relief claims remain pending. Mr. Sheanin was responsible for briefing substantive motions, taking discovery of critical fact witnesses, and other discovery matters. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)

In In re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y.), Mr. Sheanin represented the Los Angeles County Employee Retirement Association in a class action on behalf of all purchasers and sellers of credit default swaps (CDS), alleging that thirteen of the world’s largest banks conspired to restrain the efficient trading of CDS, thereby inflating trading costs.  Mr. Sheanin was involved in all aspects of litigation, discovery, and expert analysis. The case settled for $1.86 billion, one of the largest antitrust settlements in history. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)

Mr. Sheanin represented direct purchaser plaintiffs in In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.), a class action involving international cartel that fixed prices of thin film transistor liquid crystal displays. As a trial attorney in the case against the sole remaining defendant, Toshiba Corporation, he examined witnesses, presented evidence, and argued motions before the court. Direct purchaser plaintiffs obtained a jury verdict of $87 million before trebling. Mr. Sheanin’s extensive trial preparation included taking numerous first-chair depositions of fact and expert witnesses, reviewing thousands of exhibits, working with economic and industry experts, and successfully opposing summary judgment motions and motions in limine. (Prior to joining Robins Kaplan LLP)