Overview
Suzanne Horne is vice-chair of the London office and head of the International Employment practice of Paul Hastings. She is recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK leading a practice described as a ‘centre of excellence’ (The Legal 500, 2021). She has a broad-ranging practice covering all aspects of employment law and employment-related matters advising both U.K. and international clients. Ms Horne also advises employers on employee-related data protection and privacy matters and has successfully defended employers in various employment tribunal and high-court litigation matters. Ms Horne also has extensive experience in cross-border, pan-European, and multinational projects including business reorganization, integrations, redundancies, hiring, and firing.
Recognitions
- Chambers Global UK Employment (2022)
- Winner of "Labour & Employment Lawyer of the Year" at Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2021
- Ms Horne is lauded as ‘excellent’, a ‘top-class lawyer’, ‘brilliant at herding cats and shepherding large matters to trial’ (The Legal 500, 2021), ‘great communicator’, ‘manages the clients’ needs and expectations expertly’ (Chambers UK, 2022)
- Thought Leader Labour and Employment – Who’s Who Legal 2022
- Mapping the Trends: The Global Employer Update was highly commended in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report Europe 2018, and was also shortlisted for Legal Week’s Innovation Awards 2018
- Ms Horne was recommended in The Legal 500 UK for employee-related privacy matters
Education
- College of Law of England and Wales, L.P.C., 1997
- King’s College London School of Law, LL.M., 1995
Engagement & Publications
- Regularly interviewed on national television and quoted in the press in relation to topical legal matters
- Frequently writes for a wide variety of publications, and both presents and conducts training sessions and webinars
- Editor of "Mapping the Trends: The Global Employer Update" 2020, 2019, 2018
- Contributing author in the publications: Managing Workplace Health And Wellbeing During A Crisis (2022), The Employment Law Review, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Editions, Employee Privacy: Guide to US and International Law and the Aspatore book Employment Law Client Strategies in Europe
Involvement
- Sits on the Steering Committee for the International Employment Law Forum
- Member of National Forum for Health and Wellbeing
- Admitted to practice in England and Wales
- Member, European and U.K. Employment Lawyers Association
- Member of the Global Advisory Board of Women in Law Empowerment Forum
- Member of the Quorum Initiative
- Member, XBHR, Global Forum for Cross-border HR Experts