Susan Leader
Susan Kay Leader is a partner in the Complex Litigation and Arbitration practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Century City office. Ms. Leader litigates and tries cases in high-stakes commercial matters and class actions in federal and state courts. She has chaired more than a dozen trials, arbitrations, and international arbitrations and has represented clients in a variety of industries, including entertainment and media, hospitality, funds, and renewable energy sectors. Ms. Leader’s broad base of experience includes handling a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, employment disputes, products liability disputes, franchise law violations, False Claims Act, and RICO and Sherman Act violations. Ms. Leader is a sought-after instructor in trial advocacy, frequently lecturing in southern California and overseas. · Paul Hastings LLP
About
Susan Kay Leader is a partner in the Complex Litigation and Arbitration practice at Paul Hastings LLP, based in the Century City office. She litigates high-stakes commercial matters and class actions in federal and state courts, and has chaired more than a dozen trials and arbitrations. Her experience spans entertainment and media, hospitality, funds, and renewable energy sectors, handling commercial litigation, employment disputes, products liability, franchise law violations, False Claims Act, RICO, and Sherman Act violations. She also teaches trial advocacy.
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Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2001
- Vanderbilt University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1997