Ms. Susan Morita

Co-Chair, USJC

Retired Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Susan Morita is a Retired Partner of the law firm of Arnold & Porter.  Ms. Morita's practice with Arnold & Porter spanned 34 years.  Her practice focused initially on international trade matters and later on corporate and securities matters, with an emphasis on cross-border business transactions, including strategic acquisitions and investments, divestitures and complex joint ventures.  Ms. Morita is currently pursuing a Master's degree at the University of Maryland School of Social Work with the hope of making a small positive contribution to issues of equity and social justice.  Ms. Morita is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where she was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.  She received a Master's degree in public administration from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University.  Ms. Morita serves on the Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum. Ms. Morita resides in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.