Practice Areas
Head of Simpson Thacher’s innovative Public Company Advisory Practice, Karen Hsu Kelley counsels U.S. and non-U.S. public companies on governance considerations and compliance with federal securities laws and the listing requirements of the major U.S. exchanges. In her practice, Karen regularly assists public companies on navigating a wide range of matters, including SEC and stock exchange reporting and disclosure requirements, disclosure of board and executive compensation, corporate governance, conflicts of interest, crisis management planning, shareholder proposals, director independence, insider trading considerations, the impact of proxy advisory firms, and responses to formal and informal SEC inquiries. During her career spanning over two decades, Karen has advised a wide range of clients, from Dow 30, Fortune 100 and S&P 500 companies to small- and mid-cap companies along with IPO companies.
Personal
Columbia Law School (J.D., 2002, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar); Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1997).