Surya Kundu

Surya Kundu focuses her practice on products liability, false advertising and unfair competition, fraud, consumer protection litigation, proceedings involving the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and other complex commercial disputes. She also provides compliance and strategic risk reduction counselling on a variety of issues, including ESG and "green" marketing, cosmetics and product safety, labelling, social media, pricing practices, and consumer facing advertising. Her clients range from multinational companies to emerging brands across the consumer products industries including food and beverage, cosmetics, apparel, luxury, e-commerce, and manufacturers. 

Surya has diverse litigation experience representing clients in complex proceedings in federal and state courts, at arbitration, and in connection with federal and state governmental agency inquiries and investigations. Surya has managed all stages of litigation, from crafting pre-suit strategies and investigations through settlement discussions, and at trial. She also provides advice and assists clients with regulatory compliance, and collaborates closely with colleagues across Steptoe's offices and practice groups. 

Surya frequently writes and speaks about emerging developments affecting the consumer products issues and currently serves on the Food and Drug Law Institute's inaugural Cosmetics Task Force. 

Prior to law school, Surya was a Teach For America corps member and taught elementary and middle school science in Chicago. She is also passionate about public service and has maintained a robust pro bono practice ranging from representing incarcerated individuals seeking parole, criminal defendants at trial, undocumented immigrants seeking residency, and has assisted with a number of high profile civil and human rights suits.