Recognition
JUNE 8, 2026
Forbes Recognizes 3 Partners on List of America’s Top Women Lawyers
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Forbes has named Paul Hastings’ Global Managing Partner Sherrese M. Smith, Complex Litigation and Arbitration co-chair Susan Leader and Entertainment & Media Finance chair Susan Williams to its inaugural list of America’s Top Women Lawyers 2026.
The list represents “high achievers who have reached the pinnacle of a demanding profession and who are reshaping the industry itself.”
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