Susan Vargas is counsel in King & Spalding’s Litigation Practice Group. Having spent seven years of her career as an in-house lawyer, she brings a well-rounded perspective to all aspects of litigation. She appreciates the value of a “results oriented” approach and has a heightened sensitivity to clients’ needs. When not serving as in-house counsel, her career has been devoted to litigating and trying high-exposure cases. While experienced in representing corporate defendants in a wide variety of complex matters, she has focused her practice on product liability and toxic tort litigation.

Ms. Vargas has tried numerous high-exposure product liability cases to verdict involving catastrophic injuries or wrongful death for various automotive and power sports manufacturers. In addition, Ms. Vargas tried an import automotive manufacturer’s first asbestos case to a defense verdict.

Ms. Vargas earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law where she was a participant in the Hale Moot Court Honors Program, an editor of the Law and Women’s Studies Journal, and recipient of a merit scholarship for three years.