Karen Masterson Dienst
Karen is a seasoned corporate and securities lawyer with extensive experience in U.S. and cross-border M&A and seed, venture and growth financings, as well as representing start-up and emerging growth companies and serving as outside general counsel. Her practice covers a wide range of industries including AI, deep tech, cybersecurity, Saas, hardware, software, clean energy, consumer, and professional services. Her legal grounding came as a partner in the business department of Morrison & Foerster, and expanded with her experience as an international lawyer at a database software company, and as General Counsel of a publicly-traded medical device company. Karen understands the practical business challenges and imperatives that companies face, and brings this solution-oriented perspective to every client representation.