Karen brings a broad range of skills and experience to the Bar and accepts briefs in commercial law (specialty is intellectual property), real property law, sports law and criminal law. She is a trade marks Attorney and a Nationally Accredited Mediator.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Karen volunteered at the Fitzroy Legal Service and the Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service where she dealt with a wide variety of legal issues. Her commercial background includes real estate development and management consulting.
Karen holds a Juris Doctor from Monash University (awarded the Post Graduate Prize for Intellectual Property), an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon. Karen is admitted to the California State Bar.
Karen possesses significant international living and working experience in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, China and Hong Kong and is a dual citizen of the United States and Australia.
Karen is also a competitive tennis player and a chair umpire and line umpire for Tennis Australia. She is a member of ANZSLA, the sports law association.
Karen read with Susan Gatford and her senior mentor is Colin Golvan.