Karen focuses her practice on a variety of litigation matters, particularly those involving allegations of white-collar crime and fraud. She defends individual and corporate clients in state and federal trial courts and arbitration proceedings across the United States, as well as in connection with internal and government investigations.
Karen has experience in various phases of criminal matters – from conducting internal investigations and responding to federal grand jury subpoenas to litigating a case to jury verdict. She has represented clients in a broad range of industries, including government contracting, mortgage services, alcohol distribution, and professional services.
Internal investigations that Karen has conducted include allegations of harassment and hostile workplace environment in the entertainment and technology industries and allegations of fraud and anti-kickback violations in the health care industry. She also advises clients in matters arising under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.S. export controls and sanctions and anti-money laundering regulations.
Before joining Cozen O'Connor, Karen served as counsel in the litigation section of the Washington, D.C., office of a large, international law firm and as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas D. Schroeder of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Karen is also active in providing pro bono legal representation, including representing one of over two hundred defendants arrested in D.C. while protesting during the 2017 Inauguration. She has also represented two individuals facing the death penalty at the trial level.
While attending law school, she was the editor-in-chief of the American University Law Review and was named a member of the Order of the Coif. She also served as an extern at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Appellate Staff and as an intern to the Honorable Reggie B. Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Prior to law school, Karen worked in journalism.