Ms Susan Leader > Paul Hastings LLP > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile

Paul Hastings LLP has a strong and varied base of clients. representing them in matters involving NFTs, deepfakes, and disputes between motion pictures and streaming services. Team head Steven Marenberg acts for a number of the firm’s high-profile clients in complex matters. Tamerlin Godley is key to the practice, able to wield her in-depth industry expertise in her advisory and litigatory roles. Bo Pearl focuses on the First Amendment and its many implications for the media and entertainment sphere. Susan Leader and Josh Gordon are both strong litigators and trial lawyers, with several victories on behalf of entertainment clients. Ali Rabbani joined in May 2023 from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, bringing skills in class action defense and breach of contract claims.

The New York office of Paul Hastings LLP has a team of M&A litigators that is ‘deeply experienced, innovative and client-goal focused‘. Key names in the team include Barry Sher, Kurt Hansson, and Jennifer Conn from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Conn has hit the ground running, having represented FanDuel, Inc. in matters arising from its merger with UK bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair. Broughel and Sher advised RBC Capital Markets in a class action concerning the $1.37bn merger between ASP Flag Intermediate Holdings, Inc. and Foundation Building Materials, in which the client acted as financial adviser.  Susan Leader in Los Angeles, who moved over from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, is another key hire. Edward Han in Palo Alto ‘knows from years of experience how to effectively litigate disputes‘.