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Susan Fahringer

Susan Fahringer

USA 2026

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Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney
 Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Ranked in 1 practice area

Litigation: General Commercial

Washington

4 years ranked

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Practice Areas

Litigation

Class-Action Defense

Privacy & Security Law

Trade Secrets

Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising

Privacy Class Action Defense

Privacy Counseling and Compliance

Privacy Litigation

My Health My Data Act (MHMD)

Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure

Biometric Law

Mas Arbitration

Retail & Consumer Products

Interactive Entertainment

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Immersive Technology

Digital Media & Entertainment, Gaming & Sports

Career

Susan Fahringer litigates privacy class-action and complex commercial cases, with a focus on those involving consumer personally identifiable information, biometric data, and artificial intelligence. Susan serves as lead counsel defending class-action claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Stored Communications Act (SCA), unfair competition laws, and other privacy and commercial claims. Her extensive litigation experience has given her valuable insight into litigation risk, and she frequently counsels clients on how to assess, triage, and reduce that risk, particularly in connection with consumer privacy and related claims.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - Washington

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Susan Fahringer is an experienced litigator who is particularly noted for handling class actions involving alleged breaches of privacy and consumer protection laws. She co-chairs the biometric law and privacy class action defense groups at Perkins Coie.

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Strengths

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  • Susan Fahringer is a great communicator. She is practical, organised and has good substantive knowledge.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

  • I found Susan to be very communicative and effective. She helped every step along the way and told me what to expect.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

  • Susan is exceptional and ethical. She fought for her client.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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