Biography
Karen Shin focuses her practice on a diverse range of data privacy and information security matters, including compliance with various privacy laws and regulations, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act, General Data Protection Regulation, HIPAA, and state data protection and breach notification laws.
Karen also assists clients develop and implement internal and external privacy policies, drafts various commercial and technology-related agreements on both the customer and service provider side (including contracts for goods, professional service agreements, cloud services and software, mobile applications and data licensing agreements, end user license agreements, terms of service, and data processing agreements/addenda), and performs due diligence reviews related to data privacy and security.
She previously served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Josephine L. Staton, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. During law school, Karen served as a staff editor for the UC Irvine Law Review and a research fellow for the Korea Law Center and Lawyering Skills. She also served as co-chair for the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and the communications chair for the Entertainment and Sports Law Society.
News & Views
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Speaking Engagement
Cybersecurity: Protecting Yourself and Your Business
City Bar Justice Center Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project -
Newsletter
The BR Privacy & Security Download: February 2025
The BR Privacy & Security DownloadSharon R. Klein, Philip N. Yannella, Alex C. Nisenbaum, Harrison Brown, Jennifer J. Daniels, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal
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Deal
Blank Rome Advises Gladstone Investment Corporation on Acquisition of Ricardo US Holdings, Inc.
Emanuel Faust, Adam R. Seiden, Nora E. Tidey, Spencer C. Ebach, James D. Kelly, Gabrielle C. Phillips
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Oddball, Inc. in Its Sale to Falfurrias Management Partners
Dean S. Nordlinger, Jourdan S. Garvey, Tyler J. Hill, Jeffrey M. Rosenfeld, Elizabeth N. Jochum, Daniel L. Morgan
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Newsletter
The BR Privacy & Security Download: January 2025
The BR Privacy & Security DownloadSharon R. Klein, Philip N. Yannella, Alex C. Nisenbaum, Harrison Brown, Jennifer J. Daniels, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal
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Alert
HHS OCR Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Cybersecurity for ePHI
Privacy, Security, & Data Protection -
Deal
Blank Rome Represents Magna5 in Its Acquisition of ThreatAdvice’s Assets
Alan L. Zeiger, Brock C. Wittmeyer, Jake A. Shapiro, Mark Blondman, Cory G. Jacobs, Michael A. Kadlec
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Newsletter
The BR Privacy & Security Download: December 2024
The BR Privacy & Security DownloadSharon R. Klein, Philip N. Yannella, Alex C. Nisenbaum, Harrison Brown, Jennifer J. Daniels, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal
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Newsletter
The BR Privacy & Security Download: November 2024
The BR Privacy & Security DownloadSharon R. Klein, Philip N. Yannella, Alex C. Nisenbaum, Harrison Brown, Jennifer J. Daniels, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal
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Deal
Blank Rome Represents Watches of Switzerland in Its Acquisition of Hodinkee
Gary R. Goldenberg, Nathan S. Brill, Jake A. Shapiro, Spencer C. Ebach, Zachary A. Aria, T. Malcolm Sandilands
Recognitions
2023, Voice for Girls Spotlight Award, by Girl Scouts of Orange County
Affiliations
Memberships
- Orange County Bar Association
- Orange County Korean American Bar Association
Karen serves as a member of the UCI Law Alumni Association.
Credentials
Admissions
- California
Education
- New York University, BA
- University of California, Irvine School of Law, JD
- Korean