1. Karen Dunn was born on November 1975 and is an American attorney and political operative.
17 Facts About Karen Dunn
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Karen Dunn is a specialist in debate preparation in Democratic politics, particularly for candidates for president and vice president.
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In 2024, Karen Dunn led debate preparation of Harris for the 2024 United States presidential debates.
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Alongside Roberta Kaplan, Karen Dunn was one of the lead attorneys for the plaintiffs in a successful $25 million civil suit against the organizers of Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Karen Dunn was an associate White House counsel in 2009, and an assistant US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2010.
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In 1999, Karen Dunn joined the campaign team for Hillary Clinton, who was preparing to run for a Senate seat in New York.
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Karen Dunn became deputy to Obama's chief strategist, David Axelrod, in July 2008.
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Karen Dunn was hired as a prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2010.
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In 2012, Karen Dunn co-directed preparation for Obama's re-election campaign debates.
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Karen Dunn joined private practice as partner at the law firm Boies, Schiller, and Flexner in 2014.
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Karen Dunn oversaw Hillary Clinton's debate preparation for both the Democratic primaries and the general election presidential debates in 2016.
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In 2017, Karen Dunn defended Uber in a case in which Uber was accused by autonomous driving technology company Waymo of stealing driverless technology trade secrets.
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Karen Dunn was one of the lead attorneys in the civil suit against the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, representing multiple Charlottesville residents and counter-protesters.
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Karen Dunn's clients were awarded more than $25 million in damages in November 2021.
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At Paul, Weiss, Karen Dunn counseled Jeff Bezos during his testimony before a congressional committee in July 2020.
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Karen Dunn was an adviser to the political thriller television series House of Cards.
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In 2009, Karen Dunn married attorney Brian Netter, whom she met at Yale Law School.