Karen Lord

Practice Areas

Karen is a Partner at Healys LLP and Head of the Corporate and Commercial Team. A highly experienced corporate solicitor in the South East, she advises UK and international clients on all aspects of business ownership, growth and succession planning. She works closely with owner-managers, MBO teams and corporate acquirers and investors, providing practical, commercially focused solutions. Accredited by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, Karen has acted on award-winning transactions and regularly supports start-ups and growing businesses.

With nearly 30 years of experience, Karen delivers expert legal advice across the full spectrum of corporate law. Her work includes:

• Mergers and acquisitions (UK and cross-border)

• Management buy-outs (MBOs) and buy-ins

• Joint ventures and strategic partnerships

• Corporate restructuring, demergers and reorganisations

• Private equity and early-stage investment

• Intellectual property protection, including trademark portfolio management

Karen has acted as lead legal adviser on numerous high-value and often complex transactions, predominantly for SMBs and sales to the Mid-Market. She has guided clients through management buy-outs, cross-border acquisitions and strategic bolt-on acquisitions. Notably, she advised on two transactions that won Insider Deal of the Year, and continues to support high-growth businesses securing funding rounds and scaling through acquisition.

Clients value Karen’s clear, pragmatic and commercially focused advice. She takes time to understand business objectives and tailors her legal guidance to support growth, mitigate risk and achieve successful outcomes. Whether advising entrepreneurs, family-run businesses or international acquirers, she combines technical expertise with an approachable style that builds long-term client relationships.

Karen studied at the College of Law Guildford, completing the CPE and LPC before qualifying as a solicitor in 1998. Recognised by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 as a “leader in her field,” she is known for her strong track record in corporate law and client service excellence.

Career

Trained Burstows Solicitors; qualified 1998; solicitor Burstows Solicitors 1998; associate solicitor asb law 2002; partner asb law 2005; partner Morrisons Solicitors LLP 2011; partner Healys LLP 2018

Professional Memberships

Law Society of England & Wales

Languages Spoken

English

German

French