Overview

Susan T. Ye’s practice focuses on representing and advising employers and managers in a broad range of employment law actions in state and federal court as well as before administrative agencies. As an experienced litigator, she routinely defends companies of varying sizes against high-stakes matters, including those involving claims of wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, as well as wage and hour class actions and PAGA representative actions. Susan has been involved in all phases of legal disputes, including pre-litigation, pleadings, law and motion, fact and expert discovery, taking and defending depositions, mediation and settlement negotiations, evidentiary hearings, trial preparation, post-trial briefing, and writs, as well as appeals. She has drafted and argued numerous prevailing motions and makes regular court appearances. 

In addition to her litigation work, Susan also has experience providing advice and counsel to employers concerning day-to-day employment issues, including hiring and screening practices, separation agreements, and development and review of company policies to identify risk and ensure compliance.

Prior to joining Littler, Susan gained extensive experience at a boutique law firm in Silicon Valley practicing exclusively employment law and at an AmLaw 100 labor and employment firm in San Francisco. Immediately following law school, Susan served as a judicial law clerk for the Supreme Court of Guam. During law school, she served as executive editor of the UC Davis Law Review. She also tutored first-year law students as a teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing Program, and was a participant in Moot Court. 

Professional & Community Affiliations

Advisory Board Member

Asian Law Alliance

2022-present

Member

Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

2016-2019

Member

Judges Reception Committee

Barristers Club

2017-2018

Recognition

Recipient, Award for Excellence in Legal Research & Writing for Best Appellate Brief

Continuing Education of the Bar

2009

Recipient, Witkin Award for Academic Excellence for Highest Grade in Legal Research & Writing II

University of California, Davis School of Law

Spring 2009

Recipient, Witkin Award for Academic Excellence for Highest Grade in Legal Research & Writing I

University of California, Davis School of Law

Fall 2008

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law, 2011
  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2007cum laude, with Distinction

Languages

  • Mandarin

Bar Admission

California

Courts

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California