Susan Leader Named a Los Angeles Business Journal “Top Litigator”

August 19, 2019

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(Los Angeles) – Akin Gump litigation partner Susan Leader has been selected as one of Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Top Litigators & Trial Lawyers in Los Angeles.”

The listing recognizes “a very special breed or attorney that needs to transcend expert comprehension of the legal system – the litigator.” LABJ notes that these “superb litigation specialists” are the lawyers “you want in your corner in court.”

In Ms. Leader’s profile, she is characterized as a “recognized leading litigator in California with an impressive track record for securing favorable verdicts in highly publicized, bet-the-company cases,” who serves as a “go-to lawyer” for clients such as Bliss Media, DirecTV and Playboy.

One of her matters spotlighted for this profile is her representation of Gentle Monster, a Korean sunglasses brand, in a case in which defendants had “engaged in an elaborate and well-orchestrated scam” whereby they contacted to produce videos featuring Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and other artists, but, instead, forged Kanye West’s signature, created a shell company named after West’s late mother and created fake invoices. The suit is currently pending in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Earlier this year, Ms. Leader was named to LABJ’s Most Influential Women Lawyers list (learn more here).

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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