Shannon Errico is of counsel in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Practice Group.
She counsels sponsors and limited partners on the organization and operation of private investment funds across a range of investment strategies. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Shannon was a Director at Brookfield Property Group, focused on the operation of Brookfield’s real estate funds, and an associate of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where she was a member of the fund formation practice group.
Most recently, Shannon has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America ® as “One to Watch” in the area of Banking and Finance Law for 2023.
She received her Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Michigan School of Law, where she was a member of the Michigan Journal Private Equity and Venture Capital Law. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Portuguese from Yale University, where she was awarded the Bildner Prize for excellence in Portuguese language and the Parker Huang fellowship to conduct original research in the Brazilian Amazon.
Shannon is admitted to practice in the State of New York and speaks fluent English, Spanish and Portuguese. She is the chairman of the Board of AIESEC at Yale University, a student-run exchange organization, the Vice President and Secretary of the Exeter Association of Greater New York, and a Trustee of the Yale Club of Northern New Jersey.
Publications:
- “Regulation of Private Equity in Brazil: Policy Questions Presented and Critique,” Michigan Journal Private Equity and Venture Capital Law, 2013.
- “Private Equity in Brazil: Industry Overview and Regulatory Environment,” Michigan Journal Private Equity and Venture Capital Law, 2012.
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Credentials
Education:
- University of Michigan - 2013 Juris Doctor
- Yale University - 2008 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar