Sung-Hee Suh

Sung-Hee Suh, a partner in the New York office, practices in the areas of white-collar criminal defense, securities regulatory enforcement, internal investigations, anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance and complex commercial litigation. Her recent white-collar criminal and regulatory matters include conducting an internal review of a global financial institution’s AML program in the aftermath of a Ponzi scheme involving numerous bank and brokerage accounts; representing a fund manager in pension fund-related “pay-to-play” investigations by the New York Attorney General’s Office and the SEC; conducting an internal investigation for a global telecommunications company into possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) violations; representing an interdealer brokerage firm in a FINRA investigation into certain brokerage practices; and defending a former in-house attorney at Hollinger International Inc. against federal criminal fraud charges based on an “honest services” theory that was ultimately rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. Her recent work in civil cases includes representing Merck’s former chief scientist in numerous Vioxx-related securities, products liability, ERISA and shareholder derivative actions throughout the country, and defending the former general partner of a private equity co-investment fund against claims for clawbacks of incentive fees.

Prior to joining SRZ, Sung-Hee was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Carter, U.S. District Judge of the Southern District of New York, and served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York, including as Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. She received her A.B., cum laude, from Harvard/Radcliffe College, her A.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.  She currently serves on the Federal Bar Council’s Program Committee and on the New York City Bar Association’s Judiciary Committee and is also a member of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers.  In 2011, the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women honored Sung-Hee with its annual Women of Power & Influence Award.

Selected Publications

Selected Speaking Engagements

Memberships

New York Council of Defense Lawyers
New York City Bar Association, Judiciary Committee
Federal Bar Council, Program Committee
American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Division
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Asian American Bar Association of New York
Board of Directors, Brennan Center for Justice
Board of Directors, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund 
    1992-94, 2001-08

Other Distinctions

Listed in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys 

Women of Power & Influence Award, presented by NOW-NYC

The Stimson Medal for Outstanding Contributions to the Office of the United States Attorney, presented by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York

The Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney, presented by the Executive Office for United States Attorneys

Bar Admissions

• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Education

Prior Experience

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York,
     Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1994-99
     Deputy Chief, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, 1998-99
Davis Polk & Wardwell, 1991-94
Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Carter, U.S. District Court, Southern
     District of New York, 1990-91