Karen Dunn

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BornNovember 1975 (age 48)
New York City, U.S.
EducationBrown University, (Bachelor of Arts)
Yale Law School (Juris Doctor)
Political partyDemocratic Party (United States)
Spouse(s)Brian Netter

Karen Dunn is an American lawyer who has represented clients including Apple, Oracle and Uber. Dunn was one of the lead lawyers[1] for the plaintiffs in a successful $25 million civil suit against the organizers of Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia,[2][3] and in 2021 defended Apple in a lawsuit brought by Epic Games.[4]

She is a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.[5] According to Bloomberg Law, Dunn is one of very few women serving as a lead trial attorney in major complex commercial litigations.

She is a specialist in debate prep in Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic politics;[6] Dunn co-led President Barack Obama|Barack Obama’s 2012 United States presidential debates|presidential debate prep team in 2012 and led the 2016 United States presidential debates|presidential debate prep for Hillary Clinton in 2016.[7] In the fall of 2020, Dunn oversaw Kamala Harris|Kamala Harris’ preparation for the general election 2020 United States presidential debates#Vice presidential debate (University of Utah)|vice presidential debates.[8]

Dunn was an associate White House counsel in 2009, and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia in 2010.[9]

Early life and education

Dunn is the daughter of Nina Laserson Dunn and Theodore M. Dunn. She received a Bachelor of Arts|B.A. degree magna cum laude from Brown University and a Juris Doctor|J.D. from Yale Law School.

Career

In 1999, Dunn joined the campaign team for Hillary Clinton, who was preparing to run for a Senate seat in New York.[10] Following Clinton’s election to the Senate, Dunn worked as press secretary for Clinton,[11] then as her communications director until 2003.[12]

After law school, Dunn served as a law clerk to D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland in 2006. In 2007 she was a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.[13]

Dunn became deputy to Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod, in July 2008.[13] Following Obama’s inauguration in 2009, she was named associate White House counsel.[14][15] In July of that same year, Dunn prepared Sonia Sotomayor for her Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Senate confirmation hearings.[16]

Dunn was hired as a prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2010.[17]

In 2012, Dunn co-directed the prep for Obama’s re-election campaign debates.[18][19][14]

She joined private practice as partner at the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP|Boies, Schiller, and Flexner in 2014.[20] The same year, Dunn and her husband Brian Netter, also a lawyer, served as pro bono counsel on behalf of the DC Council, which filed suit against DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray and chief financial officer Jeffrey DeWitt over their refusal to act on the 2012 Budget Autonomy Act.[20] The DC Superior Court ruled in favor of Dunn and Netter’s clients, the DC Council, in 2016.[20]

Dunn and colleague Bill Isaacson successfully defended Apple in a $1 billion class action lawsuit over an update to its iPod music player, winning a unanimous verdict in favor of the technology company in December 2014.[21][22]

Dunn oversaw Hillary Clinton’s debate preparation for both the Democratic primaries and the general election presidential debates in 2016.[23]

In 2017, Dunn defended Uber in a case in which Uber was accused by autonomous driving technology company Waymo of stealing driverless technology trade secrets.[18] Following Dunn’s February 7, 2018 questioning of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick regarding the company’s early interest in the technology of autonomous driving cars, the trial ended abruptly on February 9 and was settled out of court later that month.[24]

The American Lawyer magazine named Dunn “Litigator of the Year” in 2017, citing her “high-stakes” work defending Uber; representing Apple Inc.|Apple in a patent lawsuit disputing Qualcomm|Qualcomm’s patent licensing model; and summary judgment for Beats Electronics|Beats - owned by Apple - in a $1 billion suit brought by Monster Cable|Monster.[25][26]

Dunn was one of the lead lawyers in the civil suit against the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, representing multiple Charlottesville residents and counter-protesters.[27][28] In her opening statement, Dunn argued that rally organizers "came to Charlottesville with a plan for violence with racial and religious hatred” and “that they used race and religious hatred to motivate others to join."[29] Dunn’s clients were awarded over $25 million in damages in November 2021.[30]

She became a partner at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in July 2020.[5][18][31] At Paul Weiss, Dunn counseled Jeff Bezos during his testimony before a congressional committee in July 2020.[31][32]

During the 2020 election cycle, Dunn oversaw Kamala Harris’s preparation for the general election vice presidential debates.[33]

In 2021, Dunn defended Apple against a lawsuit brought by Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite in a case that NPR described as “the most high-profile antitrust trial in the technology world in decades…”[34][35]

Personal Life and Other Activities

Dunn married attorney Brian Netter, who she met at Yale Law School, in 2009.

She was an adviser to the political thriller television series House of Cards (American TV series).[14]

References

  1. ↑ Greene, Jenna. "Pro Bono Heroes: Trip scores $26-mln against Charlottesville rally organizers million". Reuters. No. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Morales, Mark; Almasy, Steve (18 November 2021). "Closing arguments delivered in Charlottesville Unite the Right civil trial". CNN. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ↑ MacFarquhar, Neil. "Jury Finds Rally Organizers Responsible for Charlottesville Violence". NYT. No. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Allyn, Bobby (4 May 2021). "The Epic Games Vs. Apple Trial Has Begun. Here's What You Need To Know". NPR. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sullivan, Casey; Morris, Meghan (11 June 2020). "Top Boies Schiller partners Karen Dunn and Bill Isaacson — who boast major clients like Apple, Oracle, and Uber — are leaving for Paul Weiss". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Karni, Annie; Thrush, Glenn (23 September 2016). "Inside Hillary Clinton's debate prep". Politico. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Karni, Annie (3 November 2016). "Portrait of a Clinton West Wing". Politico. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Ember, Sydney; Lerer, Lisa (5 October 2020). "Kamala Harris's Doubleheader: A Debate and Hearings With Sky-High Stakes, Politico". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "D.C.'s Rising Stars". The National Law Journal. 15 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Haberman, Maggie (28 October 2013). "A model for Clinton '16: Clinton 2000". Politico. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Fineman, Howard (11 October 2006). "The women who would lead". NBC News. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Packel, Dan (2019-03-28). "Meet the Lawyers Who Clean Up Clients' Worst Messes". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Smith, Ben (11 July 2008). "Karen Dunn to Obamaland". Politico. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Glueck, Katie (16 March 2016). "The 10 Most Compelling Women in Washington Now". Elle. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Obama Taps 22 More Lawyers for White House Counsel's Office". Legal Times. ALM. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  16. ↑ Connolly, Katie (17 July 2009). "Sotomayor Hearings: Winners and Losers? Our Experts Weigh In". Newsweek. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "D.C.'s Rising Stars". The National Law Journal. 15 September 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Storm, Roy (11 June 2020). "Boies Schiller D.C. Leaders Dunn, Isaacson Jump to Paul Weiss". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  19. ↑ Karni, Annie (3 November 2016). "Portrait of a Clinton West Wing". Politico. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Whiting, Amanda (6 May 2016). "How a Pair of Moonlighting Attorneys Won a Landmark Budget Autonomy Case for DC". Washingtonian. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  21. ↑ Statt, Nick (15 Dec 2014). "Apple lawyer sums up iPod antitrust trial: 'This is all made up'". CNET. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  22. ↑ Staff (16 Dec 2014). "Apple Wins Antitrust Trial Over iPod Update". Law.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  23. ↑ Kahn, Mattie (7 October 2019). "Two Years After Charlottesville, These Women Are Taking the Alt-Right to Court". Glamour. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "This Article is From Feb 08, 2018 Ex-Uber CEO, In Courtroom Battle With Google, Asked About Texts, Video". Agence France-Press. 8 Feb 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  25. ↑ Barrett, Paul (22 June 2015). "Beatrayed by Dre?". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  26. ↑ "Litigator of the Year". ALM Media Properties. The American Lawyer. Jan 2018.
  27. ↑ MacFarquhar, Neil. "Jury Finds Rally Organizers Responsible for Charlottesville Violence". NYT. No. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  28. ↑ Kahn, Mattie (7 October 2019). "Two Years After Charlottesville, These Women Are Taking the Alt-Right to Court". Glamour. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  29. ↑ Morales, Mark; Andone, Dakin; Elamroussi, Aya; Vera, Amir (28 October 2021). "Jury hears opening statements in trial over whether Charlottesville Unite the Right rally was intended to spur violence". CNN. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  30. ↑ MacFarquhar, Neil. "Jury Finds Rally Organizers Responsible for Charlottesville Violence". NYT. No. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Kolhatkar, Sheelah (29 November 2021). "Lina Khan's Battle to Rein in Big Tech". Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  32. ↑ Del Rey, Jason (29 July 2020). "Jeff Bezos's antitrust grilling was a reminder of Amazon's power over its sellers". Vox. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  33. ↑ Ember, Sydney; Lerer, Lisa (5 October 2020). "Kamala Harris's Doubleheader: A Debate and Hearings With Sky-High Stakes, Politico". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  34. ↑ Allyn, Bobby (4 May 2021). "The Epic Games Vs. Apple Trial Has Begun. Here's What You Need To Know". NPR. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  35. ↑ Todd, Ross (17 September 2021). "Litigators of the Week: Apple Turns to Gibson Dunn and Paul Weiss to Fend Off Fortnite Maker's Antitrust Challenge". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

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