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, 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.