Suzanne Byrne maintains a general corporate commercial law practice with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, sports law, ESG and private equity.
Suzanne has experience acting for public and private companies, institutional investors, closely held companies and not-for-profit corporations in a wide array of industries including sports, manufacturing and clean energy.
Before joining Bennett Jones, Suzanne held a senior management role at a Canadian manufacturing company. She leverages this experience to better understand the business needs of her clients.
For over a decade Suzanne has been a fatigue management consultant, predominately working in professional sports, and has published a book on the subject. She is able to draw on this knowledge to assist clients in all industries understand and manage the legal risks of fatigue in the workplace.
Suzanne is a member of the Sports Lawyers Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.
Prior to becoming an associate, Suzanne articled with the firm.
Education
City University of New York, Queens College, BA (Hons.), 2013 Tulane University, JD (Hons.), 2017
Bar Admissions
British Columbia, 2021 New York, 2021
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