Karin A. DeMasi
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Litigation: Securities
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About
Provided by Karin A. DeMasi
Practice Areas
Karin A. DeMasi is Managing Partner of Cravath's Litigation Department.
Her practice focuses on complex litigation, including class actions, in federal and state courts, primarily in the areas of antitrust, securities, derivative, ERISA and general commercial disputes. Ms. DeMasi also represents companies, boards of directors and individuals in connection with shareholder demands and disputes. Although many of her cases have been successfully resolved for her clients on pre‑trial motions, Ms. DeMasi’s experience also includes numerous jury and bench trials, as well as domestic and international arbitrations.
Career
Managing Partner of the Litigation Department (2016-present). University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD, 1996). Northwestern University (BS, 1993).
Personal
For more information: https://www.cravath.com/people/karin-a-demasi.html
Chambers Review
USA
Karin DeMasi has an impressively varied securities litigation practice, acting for clients in derivative suits, post-IPO and M&A litigation, and ERISA class actions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Karin has a real command of the material. She's an outstanding advocate in oral presentations."
"She's as smart a laywer as they come. She's someone who thinks about her clients and colleagues and is extremely talented."
"Karin has a real command of the material. She's an outstanding advocate in oral presentations."
"She's as smart a laywer as they come. She's someone who thinks about her clients and colleagues and is extremely talented."