Susan Clare

is a senior associate in King & Spalding’s Tort and Environmental Law Practice Group. Ms. Clare’s practice focuses on the representation of corporations in the automotive, energy, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. Her experience includes litigating personal injury and wrongful death actions in the most dangerous jurisdictions, helping clients respond to congressional and governmental inquiries, and maintaining a successful appellate practice in state and federal courts across the country. Ms. Clare is also a member of the firm’s E-Discovery Group and advises clients on a variety of E-Discovery issues, including both litigation preparedness and discovery strategy in active litigation.

Ms. Clare is a frequent speaker and author on a variety of litigation-related topics. Recent publications and engagements include:

Social Media Discovery and Its Ethical Implications, ICLE 20th Annual Product Liability Seminar (March 2012)

Defending Against Automotive Product Liability Claims in a Tumultuous Market: Impact of Bankruptcy on Plaintiffs, Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Dealerships, 4th Advanced Forum on Defending and Managing Automotive Product Liability Litigation, American Conference Institute (June 2011)

Defending Company Representatives, King & Spalding Litigation E-Learn (March 2011)

Panel, Litigation Readiness Workshop: A Good Offense is the Best Defense, West Legalworks (March 2008)

Co-Author, Eleventh Circuit Survey: January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010: Article: Evidence, 62 Mercer L. Rev. 163 (Summer, 2011)

Co-Author, Annual Review of Developments in Georgia Evidence Law, ICLE (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Awards & Recognition

Georgia “Rising Star,” Super Lawyers publication, 2013, 2014

Order of the Coif

Managing Editor, Emory Law Journal