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Susan E. Foster

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Partner

Firmwide Chair, Antitrust & Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection

Susan Foster, a partner in the firm's Litigation group, focuses her practice on antitrust and trade regulation counseling and litigation including, Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification matters, intellectual property litigation, and complex business and financial litigation. Her clients encompass businesses from a range of high-technology industries, including aerospace, computer software and the Internet.

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 2007
  • Listed in Washington Law & Politics, "Washington's Super Lawyers," 2001 - 2007
  • King County Bar Volunteer of the Month, September 2002

Professional Leadership

  • Perkins Coie Audit Committee, Chair, January 2004 - Present
  • Perkins Coie Executive Committee, Member, 2005 - Present
  • Hate Free Zone, Advisory Board, 2002 - 2003
  • Washington State Bar Association; Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Unfair Business Practice Section, Executive Committee, 1994 - 2003, Chair, 2000 - 2001
  • Pacific Northwest Ballet, Board of Trustees, 1997 - 2002
  • American Bar Association; Antitrust Section; Litigation Section - Business Torts Co-chair Pacific Northwest Division, 1996 - 2001
  • Corporate Council for the Arts, Associates Program, 1993 - 1996

Education

  • University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1988
    Lead Articles Editor, Puget Sound Law Review, 1987 - 1988
  • Pacific Lutheran University, B.A., Legal Studies, 1984

Bar Admissions

  • Washington

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan