Ms. Strauss is Counsel in the Firm’s Litigation Department in Palo Alto. 

Ms. Strauss’s areas of concentration are securities litigation, M&A litigation and complex commercial disputes.  In addition to defending clients in shareholder and derivative litigation, she has represented companies and individuals involved in investigations conducted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  Among the clients she has represented, both in court and arbitration, are Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, Ingersoll-Rand Company and Travelers.

Ms. Strauss began practicing law in Simpson Thacher’s New York office in 1996.  She is a member of the American Bar, New York State and California Bar Associations.  Ms. Strauss received her J.D. with high honors from Duke University School of Law in 1996 and her B.A. with distinction in Political Science from Stanford University in 1993.  She is admitted to practice in the state and federal district courts of California and New York.

Honors/Associations

•	California Bar Association
•	American Bar Association
•	New York State Bar Association

Admissions

•	New York 1997
•	California 1999

Education

•	Duke University School of Law, 1996 J.D. Magna Cum Laude; Duke Law Journal
•	Stanford University, 1993 B.A. With Distinction