For 16 years, Susan Hurd has represented public companies and their officers and directors in a variety of litigation matters, including securities class actions and derivative suits. She also routinely advises clients on disclosure issues pertaining to Internet communications and electronic discovery best practices. She is a frequent speaker and author on the latest trends in securities litigation and class action practices and strategies in general.

Susan received her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law, where she was a Baker-Worthington Scholarship recipient, on the Dean’s List, a member of the Moot Court Board, student articles editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review, and was elected to the Order of the Coif.