Karen is Lawson Lundell's Deputy Managing Partner and Chair of its Executive Committee, as well as Co-Leader of the firm's Mining Group. She practices corporate/commercial, mining and energy law with an emphasis on commercial arrangements in the mining sector including asset level acquisitions and dispositions, negotiation of earn-in, option and joint venture agreements, royalty agreements, procurement, construction and engineering agreements, and other strategic ownership arrangements. Karen has represented domestic and foreign-based clients in various industries on general business law matters involving domestic and cross-border transactions. Karen’s experience includes advising on share and asset acquisitions and divestitures, licensing arrangements, corporate and contractual joint venture arrangements, and debt and equity financings.In addition to her practice, Karen was Lawson Lundell’s first Chief Inclusiveness Officer for 5 years. In this capacity, she was responsible for designing, implementing and measuring the success of the firm’s diversity and inclusiveness improvement programs.Karen is also Director of Family Services Greater Vancouver since 2021.