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Karen Zöttl
Senior Associate
Karen advises on a wide range of banking transactions, including real estate lending, syndicated lending, leveraged finance, structured finance, general corporate lending and restructuring, as well as on European commercial paper programmes.
She is fluent in German.
Karen acts for both borrowers and lenders across jurisdictions and diverse product lines and sectors. She has extensive experience advising on international financing, with a focus European real estate developments. She was previously seconded to a German Landesbank.
Expertise
Qualifications
Admissions
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2003
Registered European lawyer, Germany, 2001
Solicitor, Scotland, 1999
Academic
LL.M. Eur., Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, Germany, 2002
Diploma, Legal Practice, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1998
Certificate, European Economic Law, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, Germany, 1997
Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours in Scots Law and German Law, University of Aberdeen, Scotland ,1996
Languages
English, German
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.