Friday, July 20, 2012

Suzzanne Uhland’s Experience as Lawyer and Public Speaker


A Partner with O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Suzzanne Uhland splits her time between the international law firm’s Newport Beach and San Francisco offices. She focuses on bankruptcy and financing matters, representing a diverse range of public, private, and institutional clients. Areas of transactional expertise encompass the health care, technology, real estate, and retail spheres.

Ms. Uhland has held responsibilities as Chair of the Restructuring Practice and Policy Committee for several years. She recently took an additional role as O'Melveny & Myers National Advisory Board member. Experienced as a public speaker, Ms. Uhland participated in a March, 2012, Women in Law Empowerment Forum panel in Palo Alto, California, speaking on the subject “Enlisting Men as Champions and Clients.”

Suzzanne Uhland attended Stanford as an undergraduate and graduate student, studying Linguistics. She earned her Juris Doctor at Yale University, notably serving as Co-Editor in Chief of the Yale Journal on Regulation. Prior to joining her current practice,  she completed a clerkship under Hon. Mariana R. Pfaelzer of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Ms. Uhland was distinguished in 2010 through selection to Profiles In Diversity Journal's “Women Worth Watching” list. As a guiding philosophy, she believes in the importance of taking time to understand other parties’ perspectives before acting or reacting. Having learned valuable professional lessons from mentors, Suzzanne Uhland is herself now a mentor to legal team members and junior lawyers. In all of her endeavors, she strives to achieve successful results through teamwork and communication. 

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