Background
Karafiol was born on March 29, 1935 in Warsaw, Poland.
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Emile was given a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1979.
Abby Klionsky, a 2014 alumna (center) with Mark Biderman, a member of the Class of 1967 (left), and Emile Karafiol, a member of the Class of 1955, who were among the alumni Klionsky interviewed for her senior thesis.
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Karafiol received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1955.
Ithaca, New York, United States
Karafiol was born on March 29, 1935 in Warsaw, Poland.
Karafiol received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1955. Ten years later he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Cornell University. In 1979, Emile was given a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School.
Karafiol began his career as a lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in 1979. After his retirement, he became an Of Counsel to that company. Also he worked as a lawyer at Pratch & Company. Emile specialized in representing institutional venture capital and private equity investors and their portfolio companies.
Emile Karafiol was a member of the Illinois State, American and International Bar Associations, as well as of Venture Capital and Corporate Securities.