Barrister, New Chambers, Sydney
Karen is a commercial barrister with specialist experience in insolvency and corporations law. She is most often briefed in large commercial litigation and arbitrations involving cross-border issues and complex financial transactions.
She has received recognition as a leading commercial junior. In 2023 she was included by The Legal 500 in its 2023 Australian Bar rankings as a leading junior in commercial disputes (Tier 3) where she was described as “responsive, commercial and intellectual”. In 2022 she was recognised as one of the world’s leading young insolvency and restructuring specialists by the Global Restructuring Review in its 40-under-40 list. In 2021 she was named ADR Practitioner of the Year at the Australian ADR Awards. In 2018 she was awarded the Christopher Gee QC Memorial Prize for achieving the highest result on the NSW Bar Practice Course.
Karen is admitted to practise in all Australian jurisdictions and in England and Wales and she is registered as a foreign lawyer and entitled to appear in the Singapore International Commercial Court.
Karen is a commercial barrister with specialist experience in insolvency and corporations law. She is most often briefed in large commercial litigation and arbitrations involving cross-border issues and complex financial transactions.
She has received recognition as a leading commercial junior. In 2023 she was included by The Legal 500 in its 2023 Australian Bar rankings as a leading junior in commercial disputes (Tier 3) where she was described as “responsive, commercial and intellectual”. In 2022 she was recognised as one of the world’s leading young insolvency and restructuring specialists by the Global Restructuring Review in its 40-under-40 list. In 2021 she was named ADR Practitioner of the Year at the Australian ADR Awards. In 2018 she was awarded the Christopher Gee QC Memorial Prize for achieving the highest result on the NSW Bar Practice Course.
Karen is admitted to practise in all Australian jurisdictions and in England and Wales and she is registered as a foreign lawyer and entitled to appear in the Singapore International Commercial Court.