Suzan Jo
Special Counsel
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
USA
Phone: +1 212 692 1088
Fax: +1 212 214 0924
Email: sjo@duanemorris.com

Suzan Jo focuses her practice on complex commercial and securities litigation in federal courts, state courts and arbitration forums such as FINRA, CBOE, JAMS and AAA. Ms. Jo also represents institutional and individual clients in regulatory actions and investigations by the SEC, NYSE and FINRA and advises large and small companies on corporate compliance matters involving anti-money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Admitted to practice in New York and Florida, Ms. Jo is a 2003 graduate of New York University School of Law and a cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Areas of Practice

• White-Collar Defense
• Securities Litigation
• Corporate Compliance
• Commercial Litigation
• Labor and Employment

Representative Matters

• Obtained on behalf of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York an order granting a motion to dismiss a complaint which alleged a breach of a settlement agreement, copyright infringement and false advertising under the Lanham Act. Klauber Brothers, Inc. v. Russell-Newman, Inc. and The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
• Ongoing representation of a broker in an auction rate securities case involving over $500 million brought by a publicly traded Fortune 500 company.
• Represented a New York Stock Exchange specialist firm in a federal class action lawsuit in which the lead plaintiff was the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
• Represented a major broker-dealer in a disciplinary action brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) involving mutual fund break points.
• Represented a New York Stock Exchange floor specialist in a disciplinary action brought by the New York Stock Exchange involving market manipulation.
• Advised Fortune 500 companies on FCPA matters in connection with the companies' merger and acquisition activities.

Admissions

• New York
• Florida

Education

• New York University School of Law, J.D., 2003
• State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A., cum laude, 1997

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Special Counsel, 2013-present
  - Associate, 2008-2012
• Akerman Senterfitt
  - Associate, 2003-2007
• ING Capital LLC
  - Associate, 1997-2000

Civic and Charitable Activities

• New York University School of Law
  - Weinfeld Fellow
  - Co-Chair of Reunion Committee

Honors and Awards

• Recognized as a Rising Star in Securities Litigation by New York Metro Super Lawyers Magazine, 2011 and 2012

Selected Publications

• Featured in "Lace Manufacturer Fails to Plead Claims Against Retailer for Breaching Settlement Agreement, Infringing Copyrights, or Engaging in False Advertising," Wolters Kluwer Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, March 29, 2013
• Co-author, "U.S. Supreme Court Lowers the Bar for Class Certification in Private Securities Fraud Actions," Duane Morris Alert, March 6, 2013
• "Beyond Wall Street, the Dodd-Frank Act's Potential Impact on Whistleblowing," Duane Morris Alert, July 29, 2010
• Co-author, "Supreme Court Confirms Application of Twombly to All Civil Cases," Duane Morris Alert, May 21, 2009