Susan joined the University’s Office of the General Counsel in 1996. Prior to her appointment at Yale, Susan was Associate General Counsel at Christie’s Inc. and was an Associate at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Susan earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from Wellesley College and her J.D. from New York University School of Law. Her work is focused primarily in the practice areas of Student & Academic Affairs, Intellectual Property, Corporate Governance, Litigation, and Trusts and Estates/Development. Susan served on the Board of Directors of Artspace New Haven for many years, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Horizons at Foote.