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Provided by Karen Hsu Kelley
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.
Joined Firm, 2002; Partner, 2014.
Member of the Advisory Board for Practical Law with respect to Capital Markets & Governance matters
Columbia Law School (J.D., 2002, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar); Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1997).
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Karen Hsu Kelley is a highly sought-after corporate governance expert who acts for a number of leading national and international corporates, as well as growth companies, on a broad range of compliance, disclosure and public company advisory matters.
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Karen is a force to be reckoned with in this area. She's so knowledgeable, practical and responsive and just a really incredible person to work with.
She's seen everything and anything possible, so she can answer questions right off the top of her head on all those obscure matters that come up.
She can get down to the actual risk and issues in complicated matters, which helps us focus on what we really need to focus on. She's very solutions oriented.
She has a very similar style to in-house counsel; she balances very well between the practical and the legal requirements. She understands where you're going and thinks three steps ahead.
She completely understands the business context and helps us through legal challenges in a way that makes sense for our company, blending her legal know-how with her business experience.
Karen is a force to be reckoned with in this area. She's so knowledgeable, practical and responsive and just a really incredible person to work with.
She's seen everything and anything possible, so she can answer questions right off the top of her head on all those obscure matters that come up.
She can get down to the actual risk and issues in complicated matters, which helps us focus on what we really need to focus on. She's very solutions oriented.
She has a very similar style to in-house counsel; she balances very well between the practical and the legal requirements. She understands where you're going and thinks three steps ahead.
She completely understands the business context and helps us through legal challenges in a way that makes sense for our company, blending her legal know-how with her business experience.