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Susannah is a Partner at the international law firm Pinsent Masons and Co-Head of Pinsent Masons' global Equality Law practice comprising over 35 Equality Lawyers and EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) experts from across the firm’s international network. She has particular expertise in complex employment litigation, primarily high value, multi-strand cases, involving allegations of discrimination and is regularly instructed to act as an independent investigator in relation complex workplace disputes, particularly those involving EDI issues. Susannah works in partnership with the firm’s dedicated EDI consultancy to deliver holistic ESG solutions to clients. She also leads the firm’s Pay Transparency specialism and has supported a large number of global businesses on their diversity data collection and pay gap reporting strategies. Susannah practised in London before returning to Scotland and has undertaken secondments to a leading accountancy firm and a global plc in the Energy sector. She also sits on the Equality and Diversity Committee of the Law Society and is playing a leading role in driving gender pay equity and female progression in the legal sector.