Karen Joo

Associate

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Tel: +1 212 909 6528

Overview

Karen Joo is an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Data Strategy & Security and White Collar & Regulatory ... Read Full Biography

Experience

- Multiple U.S. and global companies across diverse sectors in responding to ransomware attacks, large-scale data thefts, and other cybersecurity incidents.
- A major financial institution in conducting incident response planning.
- Lyft and certain officers in the successful dismissal of a securities class action based on an alleged misstatement in an earnings release.

Education

McGill University, 2018, B. Eng.
University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2023, J.D.

Karen Joo is an associate in the Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Data Strategy & Security and White Collar & Regulatory Defense practice groups. Ms. Joo joined Debevoise in 2023. Ms. Joo received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in 2023, where she was an articles editor of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, and a legal extern at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Ms. Joo received a B.Eng. with distinction from McGill University in 2018.Ms. Joo is the author of “Missing Doctrines in Fifth Circuit Caselaw: Injury and Causation in Environmental Litigators’ Standing,” 25 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 1502 (2023), and a co-author of “Risk of AI Abuse by Corporate Insiders Presents Challenges for Compliance Departments,” NYU Compliance & Enforcement (March, 2024); and “Real-Time Deepfakes May Necessitate Enhancements to Wire Transfer BEC Policies,” NYU Compliance & Enforcement (January, 2024).Ms. Joo is an active member of the New York City Bar Association, where she serves on the Technology, Cybersecurity & Privacy Law Committee. She is a member of the New York bar.