Overview
Y. Gloria Park represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a diverse set of commercial disputes, including antitrust, patent, breach of contract, and securities litigation. Park’s clients range from multinational corporations to small businesses and individuals. Her current clients include global energy company, Vitol, and prominent hedge fund, Saba Capital.
Named a Rising Star by New York Law Journal (ALM, 2023), Park plays a critical role in every matter she takes on, and her practice takes her to federal and state courts across the country. Park has briefed and argued dispositive and discovery motions, deposed key witnesses, and examined witnesses at trial.
RECENT VICTORIES
- Securing a favorable post-trial settlement for defendant EnerVest after a jury awarded the plaintiff a fraction of damages sought in a dispute involving breach of contract. Park was a key member of the trial team and examined multiple witnesses at trial.
- Achieving multiple favorable settlements for SpaceTime3D in its patent litigation against Samsung and LG in the Eastern District of Texas. Park shepherded both cases from initial filing of the complaints through settlement. Notably, Park conducted important discovery in both English and Korean in the matters and briefed and argued against a motion to dismiss by LG.
- Securing a favorable settlement for client, Insignia Systems, in its massive antitrust case against industry leader, News Corp., in the District of Minnesota. Park argued against defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as well as numerous discovery motions.
BACKGROUND
Park joined Susman Godfrey after clerking for Judge Merrick B. Garland on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Judge Sandra L. Lynch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where she served as Executive Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Honors & Distinctions
Honors and Awards
- Rising Star, New York Law Journal (ALM, 2023)
- Rising Star, New York Super Lawyers (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Thomson Reuters) – an honor awarded to the top 2.5% of lawyers under the age of 40 in New York
- Executive Editor, Harvard Law Review
- Harvard Law School Ames Moot Court Competition, Semifinalist
- Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkships
- Honorable Merrick B. Garland, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Honorable Sandra L. Lynch, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Education
Education
- Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Leadership & Professional Memberships
Associations
- Federal Bar Council – Inn of Courts
Languages
Languages
- Korean
