Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Karen Sullivan as a Partner in the firm’s San Diego office. She strengthens the Environmental & Toxic Tort practice, expanding the firm’s capabilities in Southern California and the western states.
Sullivan has dedicated more than 20 years to defending and managing high stakes litigation in California and the western states, including appearing and arguing in state and federal courts throughout California. Her defense of products liability litigation encompasses a wide range of cases, including complex products liability and class actions, as well as commercial, environmental, toxic tort, construction, employment, Prop 65, and consumer, dietary, and food-related cases.
“I joined GRSM because its national platform provides me with great professional opportunities for continued success in my legal career,” shared Sullivan.
Throughout her career, she has successfully managed and represented companies and businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, resulting in favorable rulings on complex dispositive and discovery motions and achieving dismissals through creative defense strategies. She has also managed complex litigation discovery, including leading hundreds of depositions of parties, witnesses, experts, and PMKs.
She is admitted to practice in California, New Mexico, the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits. She earned her law degree from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific and her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
GRSM is a leader in the defense of environmental, chemical, asbestos, cosmetic, and industrial talc litigation and other toxic tort claims. We have a proven record of success at trial, on appeal, and through cost-effective settlements. From PFAS and talc litigation to air quality and hazardous substance releases, we offer experienced lawyers in every state.
The San Diego team works closely with GRSM attorneys nationwide, capitalizing on the firm’s 50-state platform to provide complete legal solutions for our clients.
Learn more about GRSM’s San Diego office and the exciting opportunities available in California and across the country.