Karen Coppens Recognized in Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards
Dechert LLP national partner Karen Coppens has been selected as an honoree in ALM’s Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards 2020, an event hosted by Legal Week which celebrates the achievements of top women lawyers who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession in the past year.
Ms. Coppens is an experienced white collar crime and investigations lawyer who advises governments, multinational organizations (including boards and audit committees) and individuals under investigation by authorities including the Parquet National Financier, French investigating judges, the UK Serious Fraud Office and the UK National Crime Agency (and their international counterparts). Her practice focuses on complex multi-agency and cross-border investigations involving international fraud, corruption and money laundering. She relocated from London to Paris last September to establish Dechert’s white collar crime practice in France.
Regularly recognized for legal excellence, Ms. Coppens was named a “Rising Star in Litigation” at Euromoney’s European Women in Business Law Awards 2019, and is part of the team shortlisted for C5’s 2020 Women in Compliance “Investigations Team of the Year” award. She was also recognized in the 2019 “GIR 30” for her contribution to one of the top 30 investigations teams in this area of law and in the 2018 edition of GIR’s "Women in Investigations," which highlights 100 women from around the world for their accomplishments in white collar crime law.
Ms. Coppens has been instrumental in driving the efforts of the London chapter of Dechert’s Global Women’s Initiative, devising training programs for women and organizing a number of women-focused events and speaking opportunities. She has been widely involved in mentoring initiatives and has been regularly recognized for pro bono and diversity, most recently being identified as a 2019 HERoes 50 “Woman Future Leader."
Honorees of the Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards were announced at a dinner ceremony in London’s Glaziers Hall on March 11, 2020.
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