The Charlottesville Case

Karen Dunn is a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, and focuses her practice on high-profile civil litigation and trials as well as crisis management - helping her clients solve their biggest problems both in and out of the courtroom. She has received broad recognition for her work, and was recently named one of the National Law Journal's Outstanding Women Lawyers, Litigator of the Week by The American Lawyer and Global Competition Review, one of 10 Most Compelling Women in Washington D.C. by Elle magazine, one of the top 250 Women in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation, and one of America's 500 Leading Lawyers by Lawdragon.

An accomplished trial lawyer and courtroom advocate, Karen has been recently recognized for winning significant judgments and jury verdicts for several of America’s top technology companies, representing former government officials in high-profile investigations, and winning a two-year pro bono legal battle in local and federal courts to enforce Washington D.C.'s Local Budget Autonomy Act.

Prior to joining Boies Schiller, Karen served in all three branches of government. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, she tried to jury verdict numerous multi-defendant cases and led complex investigations. She has served as an Associate White House Counsel, representing the Executive Office of the President in congressional investigations and overseeing litigation. Earlier in her career, Karen was a law clerk to Judge Merrick B. Garland of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and to Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the U.S.

Philip Bowman is a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. He has extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels throughout the U.S., as well as in arbitrations in domestic and international disputes.

He represents financial institutions in securities, commodities, and financial products litigation in both state and federal court, as well as LCIA and FINRA arbitrations. He also has significant experience in the areas of sports and entertainment, including litigation and arbitration involving Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and the America’s Cup. He has been involved in every major dispute relating to the America’s Cup in the past decade, and is considered one of the world’s leading legal experts on the America’s Cup. He also has represented Grammy-winning recording artists, television and radio personalities, and major entertainment companies.

He has been involved in many of Boies Schiller's significant successes, including its record-breaking recovery on behalf of American Express in an antitrust case against Visa and MasterCard and the firm’s trial victory on behalf of Starr International Company against AIG.

Philip leads Boies Schiller's pro bono work on behalf of immigrant children in cooperation with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). He is a member of the Board of Directors of Fundahigado America, an organization supporting liver transplants for children in Latin America.