Background
Shatzkin, Karen was born on March 14, 1950 in New York, New York, United States.
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Karen Shatzkin
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State University of New York at Buffalo (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1972, Phi Beta Kappa). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1977). Spoken languages: French.
Career
Worked at Shatzkin & Reiss (New York, New York) specializing in General Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New York and United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York
1981, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of New New York 1988, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Recipient, Archie O. Dawson Prize.
Law Clerk to Honorary Charles M. Metzner, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1977-1978.
Deputy Director of Juvenile Justice, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Criminal Justice, City of New York, 1978-1979. Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York, 1979-1981.
Member: Federal Bar Council.
Shatzkin & Reiss was founded in 1988 by Howard Reiss and Karen Shatzkin, former classmates at Columbia Law School who also clerked for the same federal judge. Both partners previously had large-firm experience. The firm specializes in litigation in both federal and state courts, arbitrations, and contract negotiations in a wide range of areas, including commercial contracts, intellectual property and entertainment, reinsurance, securities, and personal injury.
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Membership
Member: Federal Bar Council.
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American
Awards
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Recipient, Archie O. Dawson Prize. Law Clerk to Honorary Charles M. Metzner, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1977-1978.tempSpaceDeputy Director of Juvenile Justice, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Criminal Justice, City of New York, 1978-1979. Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York, 1979-1981.Recipient, Archie O. Dawson Prize. Law Clerk to Honorary Charles M. Metzner, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1977-1978.tempSpaceDeputy Director of Juvenile Justice, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Criminal Justice, City of New York, 1978-1979.
Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York, 1979-1981.