Susan L. Gutierrez is a trial lawyer specializing in high-stakes matters and complex disputes across industries. Susan has served as litigator and advisor for many Fortune 500 companies in consumer products, pharmaceutical, media, entertainment and sports industries, including Johnson & Johnson, Gilead Sciences, Mattel/Fisher-Price, Sientra, Creative Artists Agency and the National Basketball Association.
An experienced trial lawyer, Susan has tried multiple high-profile cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout the country. She also has significant experience coordinating and managing large, complex actions from the pleading stage through discovery and trial, including cross-jurisdiction matters involving multiple parties, counsel, and case issues.
In 2019, Law360 named Susan a Rising Star in Trials. Law360’s Rising Star list recognizes attorneys nationwide under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age. Susan was also named to the Daily Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 in California, and Rising Star (Litigation: Trial Lawyer) by Euromoney Americas in 2019.
Co-Director, Board of Advocates (moot court)
Staff editor, Berkeley Business Law Journal
Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Los Angeles), Member
Mexican-American Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees
Education Through Music, Associate Board
Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2015-2018
Euromoney Americas Rising Stars (Litigation: Trial Lawyer), 2018-2019
The Legal 500 United States: General Commercial Disputes: Next Generation Lawyer 2019-2020
Daily Journal Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers 2019
Minority Corporate Counsel Association Rising Star 2019
Law360 Rising Star (Trials) 2019