Shawn is the General Counsel for the family office that manages the assets, business enterprises and nonprofits of the Smith family (Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, Trey Smith, and their family circle), based on the principle of Improving Lives. The Smith Family Circle serves as the command center for the family and centralizes everything from entity management, financial planning, bill-pay, and tax filing to foundation management.

Shawn is responsible for strategically overseeing all legal functions of the Smith family-owned businesses - such as MSFT Rep Holdings (fashion), Spooky Girl (touring), Young Spike, Inc (touring), Treyball, and 100% Womon Content (loan-outs) - and their personal and philanthropic interests - ownership in Westbrook (production), Three Six Zero (management), the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, and I Love You Restaurant (nonprofit) - including but not limited to new business development, contracts and contracting processes, litigation and regulatory matters, compliance, vendor negotiations, M&A and related matters, intellectual property maintenance and enforcement, publishing, music publishing and administration, touring, merchandising, sponsorship and endorsements, talent and production, television, modeling, talent representation, content creation, content monetization, corporate law, and governance-related matters as well as company policies related to the same.