Susan E Hurd
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Litigation: Securities
Band 3
About
Provided by Susan E Hurd
Practice Areas
For more than 30 years, Susan has represented companies and their executives in securities class actions, derivative cases, merger litigation, and SEC investigations. She has secured earlier dismissals for clients and successfully defended them on appeal, including before the U.S. Supreme Court. She also regularly advises clients on “big ticket” litigation issues such as strategies to defeat class certification and electronic discovery best practices.
Education
Vanderbilt University
J.D.
1992
Vanderbilt University
B.A.
1989
Chambers Review
USA
Susan Hurd is known for her experience in representing companies and executives. She handles class actions as well as SEC issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is strategic and thoughtful. She runs her team extremely well, has great judgment and knows when to weigh in."
"Susan is an exceptional advocate and counselor, bringing real-world expertise and sophisticated understanding to her role."
"Susan is among a very few partners across the country on whom I rely and trust for the most sophisticated and complex of legal services. She is exceptional in all areas and provides outstanding levels of service and expertise."
"She is strategic and thoughtful. She runs her team extremely well, has great judgment and knows when to weigh in."
"Susan is an exceptional advocate and counselor, bringing real-world expertise and sophisticated understanding to her role."
"Susan is among a very few partners across the country on whom I rely and trust for the most sophisticated and complex of legal services. She is exceptional in all areas and provides outstanding levels of service and expertise."
Discover other Lawyers at
Alston & Bird LLP
California
California: Southern
District of Columbia
