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What the Team is Known For

Susman Godfrey is an expert commercial litigation boutique offering deep expertise in representing plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes disputes across a range of industries, including the financial services, energy and technology sectors. The firm fields a strong group of trial lawyers who regularly appear in bench and jury trials, as well as alternative dispute resolution and appellate proceedings. Its lawyers possess extensive experience advising on financial fraud disputes, antitrust matters and wider high-value class action claims.

Work Highlights

  • Susman Godfrey filed a class action against Google alleging misrepresentation in its privacy settings when users use "Incognito Mode" in their web browser.

Strengths

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The Susman team is extremely committed to its clients, willing to answer phone calls and emails at all hours and work around the clock to ensure the best outcome is achieved.

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The lawyers at Susman Godfrey are excellent negotiators and are extremely strategic. They also have a high level of customer service and integrity.

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Susman Godfrey's trial experience is exceptional and its responsiveness is second-to-none, as is its efficiency.

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They are amazing litigators who possess a great depth and excellent availability.

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Notable Practitioners

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Bill Carmody
Bill Carmody
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Bill Carmody receives excellent reviews for his courtroom work, and frequently acts in high-stakes trials, representing defendants, single plaintiffs and class plaintiffs in diverse civil disputes.

Bill's reputation precedes him. His ability to regurgitate information in an articulate and persuasive matter stood out to me.

Bill is probably the best trial lawyer I have ever seen. He is super commercial and does a good job at summarizing and simplifying complex things down for the client.

Bill is tireless, insanely energetic and a problem solver. He comes in and isn't just focused on trying the case, but thinking of the broader problem from the client's perspective and how to solve it.

Bill's great quality is that he is very good at framing the story and as the case evolves, he does a great job of assembling the order of proof at trial and always thinking of how to present in trial.

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Jacob W. Buchdahl
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Jacob W. Buchdahl
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Jacob Buchdahl maintains a broad commercial disputes practice which encompasses IP litigation, class actions and shareholder activism. He is noted in particular for his trial expertise.

I can't speak more highly of Jacob. He's a creative litigator.

Jacob is very impressive.

Jacob really is a talented trial lawyer.

Jacob is just a brilliant oral advocate, he is really remarkable. It is incredible to see him take complicated facts and turn them into a simple and obvious narrative.

Jacob has led this team really well and really comes alive in trial.

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Shawn Rabin
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Shawn Rabin
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Shawn Rabin garners excellent reviews for his work at trial. His experience includes major class actions and contract disputes, as well as antitrust litigation.

Shawn is the perfect combination of a high-level thinker who has a full grasp of the details. He is smart, responsive and extremely efficient.

Shawn has tremendous judgment and is able to think about issues from the client perspective. He's the Michael Jordan of litigators. He also happens to be an extremely nice person.

Shawn has a wonderful intuitive grasp of what we want from a business perspective and how we get there.

Shawn is super strategic and thoughtful. He gets up to speed quickly and figures out the best path forward.

I would hire Shawn for anything. He is extremely detail-oriented and the best case manager I have encountered. He processes things quickly too, faster than anybody I have ever met.

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Stephen Shackelford
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Stephen Shackelford is an accomplished litigator highly sought after to handle a raft of high-stakes commercial disputes and is highly praised for his trial skill.

Stephen's intellectual horsepower stands out. He is a creative thinker. a dogged advocate and incredibly attentive to detail.

Stephen is a fantastic litigator. His presence in the courtroom and ability to cross examine are really impressive.

Stephen is a lawyer of high integrity. He's deeply detail oriented and grounded in reality, yet inspirational in his conviction and efforts.

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Mark Musico
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Mark Musico
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Mark Musico is recognized for his trial and appellate capabilities representing both corporate and individual clients in a variety of industries, including finance and technology.

Much more than knowing the law and writing a great brief, Mark is thoughtful in how to attack a problem and seeing a path that others don't. That makes the difference.

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Bill Carmody
Bill Carmody
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Jacob W. Buchdahl
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Jacob W. Buchdahl
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Shawn Rabin
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Shawn Rabin
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Stephen Shackelford
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Mark Musico
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Mark Musico
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