For two decades, Shauna Itri has led litigation teams in complex fraud cases in both state and federal courts. Shauna’s nationwide practice has focused on representing plaintiffs in various settings, including class action securities and consumer matters, antitrust, and cases involving patient harm. Shauna also has extensive experience representing whistleblowers in False Claims Act lawsuits, as well as tax and securities whistleblowers with claims under the IRS and SEC whistleblower programs.
After obtaining her law degree, Shauna sought to represent plaintiffs because of her deep-seated notions of fairness and her desire to represent individuals who wanted to bring corporate fraud to light. She believes the key to success in complex litigation is using experience to lay bare various defense tactics that are designed to obscure the truth. Shauna’s temperament brings a sense of calmness to her litigation teams, even under the most demanding conditions. Using her legal skills, vision, work ethic, and attention to detail, she has generated several multi-million-dollar settlements for her clients.
Shauna was part of the Seeger Weiss litigation team in the “Clean Diesel” Fraud Litigation, which resulted in a $14.7 billion settlement, the largest auto-related consumer class-action settlement in U.S. history. This case addressed Volkswagen’s (and other auto manufacturers) scheme to conceal the true emissions levels of millions of diesel vehicles worldwide. Shauna was integral to the eDiscovery and Discovery efforts of the Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level Pap, and Mechanical Ventilator Litigation which resulted in a $1.075 billion personal injury settlement, a $550+ million economic loss settlement, and a $25 million medical monitoring settlement. Previously, Shauna served as lead attorney in United States ex rel. Doe v. Covidien et al. helping secure a $13 million False Claims Act settlement against Covidien. She represented one of the whistleblowers in a case in which Renaissance RX, a genetic testing lab, and its executives were found to have improperly paid or offered kickbacks to outside salespeople. Shauna’s team helped secure a $42.6 million settlement against Renaissance RX. The company also agreed to a 25-year ban from participating in any federal healthcare program. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter.
Shauna was recently appointed to the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee in the AT&T Inc Customer Data Security Breach Litigation by the Honorable Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. This litigation consolidates dozens of class action lawsuits stemming from a data breach earlier this year, which leaked the personal information of over 70 million AT&T customers on the dark web. She was also recently appointed as interim co-lead counsel in the Cencora Data Security Breach class action by Judge Cynthia Rufe in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Before becoming an attorney, Shauna received a B.A. and an M.A. from Stanford University, where she was two-time captain of the University’s women’s nationally ranked soccer team. She received her J.D. from Villanova University. Shauna is a Board Member at the Public Interest Law Center. The PILC uses litigation, education, and advocacy to advance the rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty.
Shauna is an avid volunteer and educator. She has served as an adjunct professor at Villanova University (2011-2013) and Widener Law School (2013-2018), teaching corporate deviance courses. Shauna is co-chair of Stanford University Alumni Undergraduate Admissions Volunteer Interview Program and is a past President of the Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc., an organization of approximately 800 women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. She is also a member of The Sedona Conference, a nonprofit institute focused on law and policy research in antitrust, complex litigation, IP, and data security/privacy.
Shauna’s reputation is well-established and her achievements in mass torts and class action litigation have earned her many accolades. See her Awards tab for further details.
