Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati expanded its trial and commercial litigation practices with the addition of Susan Kay Leader in its Los Angeles office. Leader, who has first-chaired more than a dozen trials and arbitrations, joined from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. She tries high-stakes commercial matters and class actions in federal and state courts. Her clients have included companies in the entertainment, media, communications, hospitality, financial, education and renewable energy sectors.