Shawn Williams

Shawn Williams is a founding partner and managing partner of the San Francisco office at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, a prominent law firm specializing in complex commercial litigation.1 He is also a member of the firm's Management Committee.1

With nearly 30 years of legal experience, Williams specializes in securities litigation and has led numerous high-profile cases.2 He has secured significant recoveries for investors and consumers, including:

• A $490 million settlement against Apple in a securities class action case2
• A $650 million recovery in a privacy case against Facebook1
• A $480 million recovery for Wells Fargo investors1
• A $75 million recovery in a case against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.1

Before joining Robbins Geller in 2000, Williams served for 5 years as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, where he tried over 20 cases.14

Williams has received several recognitions for his work, including:

• Named a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation1
• Selected as a 2024 Securities MVP by Law3602
• Recognized as one of the nation's "Most Influential Black Lawyers" by Savoy Magazine in 20223

His LinkedIn username is shawn-williams-b7772933.4