Susannah M. L. Gagnon

Prior to joining the firm, Susannah was an associate at two Am Law 200 firms in San Francisco providing legal guidance on patent litigation matters and intellectual property strategies. She completed a judicial internship for the Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Susannah also worked as an independent contractor with Supreme Steel, a Canadian steel provider, assisting with arbitration matters and commercial contracts.

Susannah earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was a senior editor of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law. She graduated from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, with a Ph.D. and B.Sc. in biochemistry. During her doctoral studies, she conducted biochemical research in multiple areas of human health and presented at international and national conferences. The findings were published in high-impact journals.