Paul Hastings LLP

Partner, Litigation Department

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.

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2001 Vanderbilt University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1997