Background
Kennard, Karen L. was born on January 14, 1957 in Santa Monica, California, United States.
Kennard, Karen L. was born on January 14, 1957 in Santa Monica, California, United States.
University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). University of Minnesota (Master of Arts, 1980). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1989).
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1990, California. Editor, California Law Review.
Law Clerk to the Honorary William H. Orrick, Junior, United States District Judge, 1989-1990.
Company-author: "Greater Expectations: Risk Disclosure under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Acting of 1995 An Update," Stanford Journal of Law, Business and Finance, Volume 2:2 (Spring 1996). Author: "The Victim"s Veto: A Way To Increase Victim Impact on Criminal Case Dispositions," 77 California Law Review
417, 1989. Chair, Barristers" Club Federal Courts Committee, 1993-1994.
Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation. Environmental and natural resources.
Healthcare. Intellectual property.
Biotechnology; antitrust and trade regulation. Torts; product liability.
Insurance. Maritime; agribusiness.
White-collar crime; appellate. Corporate; banking; finance.
Insolvency. Real estate and land use.
Construction; tax and employee benefits. Labor and employment.
International trade law. Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.