13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

Suzanne Spears is the founding partner of Paxus LLP, a boutique international law, international arbitration and business and human rights law firm. Prior to founding Paxus in 2022, Suzanne was a partner at Allen & Overy in the International Arbitration Group, co-head of the firm’s Global Business and Human Rights (BHR) Law practice and co-founder of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Group.  She has more than twenty years of experience advising multinational corporations and financial institutions, international organisations, civil society and sovereign States on matters arising under international law, including with respect to human rights, with leading global law firms in London and New York.  Before going into private practice, she held positions with the United Nations, the Council on Foreign Relations and the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights.  She is also adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Notre Dame University Law School.