Overview
Suzanne Horne is a partner in the International Employment practice of Paul Hastings. She is recognised in Chambers U.K. and described as being ‘very knowledgeable’ with ‘strong commercial sensibilities’ (Chambers U.K., 2024), leading a team ‘recommended for its cross-border capabilities’ (The Legal 500, 2024). She has a broad-ranging practice covering all aspects of employment law and employment-related matters advising both U.K. and international clients. Suzanne 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. Suzanne also has extensive experience in cross-border, pan-European and multinational projects including business reorganization, integrations, redundancies, hiring and firing.
Accolades
- Winner, International Employment Lawyer of the Year - Private Practice, at the International Employment Lawyer Awards, 2024
- Winner, “Labour & Employment Lawyer of the Year” at the Women in Business Law Awards EMEA, 2024
- Winner, “Disputes Lawyer of the Year” at the Women & Diversity Law Awards, 2024
- Ranked by Chambers Global & Chambers UK for Employment, 2024
- Ranked by The Legal 500 UK as a Leading Individual for Employment, 2024
- Shortlisted, “Mentor of the Year” at Legal Week’s Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards UK, 2024
- Shortlisted, “Lawyer of the Year” at the Women in Business Law Awards EMEA, 2024
- Thought Leader, Labour, Employment & Benefits, Legal Influencer, Lexology, 2024
- Winner, “Ally of the Year” at Legal Week’s Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards UK, 2023
- Winner, "Labour & Employment Lawyer of the Year" at the Women in Business Law Awards EMEA, 2021, 2022
- Honoured as one of the “Women Leaders” by International Employment Lawyer, 2022
- “Highly commended” for "Collaborative Leadership" at Legal Week’s Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards UK, 2022
- Mapping the Trends: The Global Employer Update was highly commended in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report Europe 2018; shortlisted for Legal Week’s Innovation Awards 2018
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, 'Mapping the Trends: The Global Employer Update', 2018-2023
- Contributing author, 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 Inside the Minds: Navigating Employment Law in Europe.
Events:
- Key Trends & Challenges in European Employment Law in 2025: The Year Ahead, January 28th, 2025
- Key Trends & Challenges in European Employment Law in 2024: The Year Ahead, February 5th, 2024
- Key Trends & Challenges in European Employment Law in 2023: The Year Ahead, January 12, 2023
Involvement
- Chair of the International Employment Law Forum
- Steering Committee for the International Employment Law Forum
- Member: National Forum for Health and Wellbeing; European and U.K. Employment Lawyers Association; Global Advisory Board of Women in Law Empowerment Forum; Quorum Initiative; XBHR, Global Forum for Cross-border HR Experts
- Admitted to practice in England and Wales