After 11 years at a large international law firm, Suzanne founded High Point Sports Law to focus on efficiently serving the unique needs of her sports clients.
Suzanne represents sports national governing bodies, national Olympic/Paralympic committees, anti-doping agencies, and international federations in domestic and international arbitration and in internal grievance proceedings, including in the areas of athlete protection, “opportunity to compete” and selection challenges, compliance claims, doping cases, and a wide array of other disputes within the Olympic and Paralympic Movement and sports more broadly. She has represented over twenty sports organizations in over one hundred disputes, across all stages of the process, including directing investigations, pre-hearing procedures, motions practice, hearings, and settlements.
Suzanne is well known for her work designing and implementing athlete protection policies on behalf of both professional and amateur sports organizations. In addition, she regularly advises sports clients on the development, implementation, and enforcement of bylaws, selection procedures, and other organizational rules, policies, and procedures. Suzanne has also played a key role in obtaining recognition and sanctioning for new and emerging sports, and maintaining the good standing of existing sports in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.
As part of her sports practice, Suzanne regularly advises clients on corporate governance, board disputes, and other issues unique to nonprofit sports organizations.
Suzanne also has an extensive background as an athlete herself, having competed in equestrian show jumping, cycling, Nordic skiing, and ultra running.
Experience
Represented intervening parties in a highly-contested and high profile Court of Arbitration for Sport proceeding, leading to a favorable decision for her clients.
Successfully defended a National Governing Body against claims by individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Center for Safe Sport, from the NGB internal level through Section 10 USOPC and arbitration proceedings.
Represented National Governing Bodies in numerous internal hearings to successfully ban or suspend members on the basis of misconduct.
Obtained early dismissal of numerous grievances against National Governing Body clients.
Second-chaired an anti-doping rule violation hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Advised a sports client in negotiations to livestream its event for the first time in history.
Credentials
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
El Paso County Bar Association
Sports Lawyers Association
Women in Sports Law
EDUCATION
Columbia University, J.D., 2013
Cornell University, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 2010
ADMISSIONS
Colorado, 2013
RECOGNITIONS
Ranked “Up and Coming” in Chambers USA 2025 in Sports Law
Recognized in Best Lawyers in America as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” since 2021