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Career profile
Shannon Togawa Mercer
Senior Counsel @ OpenAI | Cybersecurity and Platform Abuse
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Career path.
OpenAISenior Counsel
Jun 2024 - Present- George Mason University School of Law
Adjunct Professor
Aug 2025 - Dec 2025 - WilmerHale
Counsel
Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 - WilmerHale
Senior Associate
Jan 2021 - Jan 2024 - WilmerHale
Associate
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Associate
Oct 2018 - Jun 2020 - The Lawfare Blog
Senior Editor
Apr 2018 - Sep 2018 - Hoover Institution, Stanford University
National Security and Law Associate
Oct 2017 - Sep 2018 - The Lawfare Blog
Managing Editor
Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 - U.S. Department of Justice
Intern
Sep 2016 - Nov 2016 - The Lawfare Blog
Contributor
Aug 2016 - Sep 2018 - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Summer Associate
May 2016 - Jul 2016 - Georgetown Journal of International Law
Editor-in-Chief
Apr 2016 - Apr 2017 - Office of United States Trade Representative
Legal Intern
Jan 2016 - Apr 2016 - EBRD
Intern for Legal Transition Team in the Office of General Counsel
May 2015 - Jul 2015 - Georgetown University Law Center
Research Assistant to Professor Anthony Cook
May 2015 - May 2017 - U.S. House of Representatives
Intern
Mar 2015 - May 2015 - Incandescent
Research Associate
Dec 2013 - Jun 2014 - Bridgewater Associates
Management Associate
Sep 2011 - Sep 2013 - Israel Democracy Institute
Summer Outreach and Development Intern
Jan 2010 - Jan 2010 - Better World Foundation
English Language Tutor
Jun 2009 - Aug 2009 - The Office of Senator Benjamin Cruz
Legislative Intern
Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 - Princeton University
Student
Sep 2007 - Jun 2011