Karen is an associate at Gray Plant Mooty and member of the Corporate & Business practice group. She focuses her practice in the areas of general business law, working with start-up and emerging high tech companies in a wide variety of corporate transactions.
While in law school, Karen was a research assistant for Professor Michael Tonry, focusing on comparative criminal law. She also worked as a law clerk in the areas of commercial finance and corporate transactions. Prior to obtaining her law degree, Karen worked in merchandising at a large, global specialty retailer of consumer electronics.
Publications
- “Note: Turning Winners into Losers: Ponzi Scheme Avoidance Law & the Inequity of Clawbacks,” Minnesota Law Review, Volume 95, Number 4, April 2011
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D. with business law concentration, magna cum laude, 2011
Minnesota Law Review, article submissions & managing editor
Order of the Coif - St. Olaf College, B.A. in English and history with management studies concentration, summa cum laude, 2006
Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
Professional Activities
- Minnesota State Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Ivory String Quartet, Minneapolis, MN, violinist, 2007-present
- Minnesota Swarm, dance team member, 2008-2009
- Minnesota Timberwolves, dance team member, 2005-2008