Karen Woody

Visiting Professor of Law

B.A., University of Virginia
J.D., American University Washington College of Law
LL.M., Georgetown University College of Law

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Karen Woody

With often-cited work on conflict minerals, Professor Karen Woody specializes in securities law, white-collar crime, and financial regulation. She has taught at Washington & Lee University School of Law and Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

Prior to her full-time work in academia, Professor Woody practiced at firms including Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP; Bracewell LLP; and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. She worked for individual and corporate clients alike on issues ranging from accounting and securities fraud to internal corporate investigations, and international corruption. Professor Woody was also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center; George Washington Law School; and American University Washington College of Law.

She has published scholarly articles in the Cardozo Law Review, Fordham Law Review, and the Journal of Corporation Law.