Overview

Karen is a corporate attorney who advises companies, private equity firms, and investment funds in complex restructuring and M&A transactions, both in and out of chapter 11. Karen’s unique practice focuses on both distressed and non-distressed debt and equity investments. She frequently advises investors, purchasers, and creditors in cases and transactions arising under the Bankruptcy Code.

Prior to joining Zukerman Gore, she founded her own law firm and practiced in the New York offices of Schulte Roth & Zabel and Shearman & Sterling. She also previously worked in-house as head of restructuring for a large distressed private equity firm in New York.

Karen’s law degree is from the University of Toronto. She has an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Admissions & Education

Education

  • Columbia Business School, MBA (Dean’s Honors with Distinction), 2014
  • University of Toronto, JD, 2002
  • University of Waterloo, Hons. BA, 1998

Bar and Court Admissions

  • New York
  • Ontario (inactive)
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York

Karen is a corporate attorney who advises companies, private equity firms, and investment funds in complex restructuring and M&A transactions, both in and out of chapter 11. Karen’s unique practice focuses on both distressed and non-distressed debt and equity investments. She frequently advises investors, purchasers, and creditors in cases and transactions arising under the Bankruptcy Code.

Prior to joining Zukerman Gore, she founded her own law firm and practiced in the New York offices of Schulte Roth & Zabel and Shearman & Sterling. She also previously worked in-house as head of restructuring for a large distressed private equity firm in New York.

Karen’s law degree is from the University of Toronto. She has an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Education

  • Columbia Business School, MBA (Dean’s Honors with Distinction), 2014
  • University of Toronto, JD, 2002
  • University of Waterloo, Hons. BA, 1998

Bar and Court Admissions

  • New York
  • Ontario (inactive)
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York