Karen Linney
EMEA general counsel
JPMorgan Chase
Described as ‘a safe pair of hands in a turbulent market’, Karen Linney is fair but expects value from external counsel.
‘We will always pick the best firm for the task but, despite what they sometimes seem to think, we try to be fair about allocating work among our preferred firms,’ she says.
It’s no surprise that firms are chomping at the bit for mandates: in October 2012 JPMorgan Chase reported record profits.
Law firms used: Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills, Linklaters, Mayer Brown, Simmons & Simmons, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, White & Case n
2012-present: EMEA general counsel, JPMorgan Chase
2008-12: EMEA investment bank general counsel, JPMorgan Chase
2001-08: Managing director associate general counsel, JPMorgan Chase