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Karen Flax

VP Legal at Chicago Tribune

Karen Flax has a strong background in legal affairs and media. Karen started their career as a Law Clerk for Judge Hubert L. Will in the Northern District of Illinois from 1986 to 1988. Karen then worked as a Litigation Partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP from 1988 to 2000. Following that, they joined Tribune Company as an Assistant General Counsel/Publishing & Litigation, eventually becoming a Senior Counsel/Publishing until 2014. In 2013, Flax became the VP Legal at Chicago Tribune Media Group, where they provided legal advice and counsel to the business leaders. Currently, they are working as the Vice President/Deputy General Counsel for Tribune Publishing Company, providing legal support for various aspects of the company's operations including press matters, advertising, litigation, and marketing.

Third-person summary:

Karen Flax attended New College of Florida, the state of Florida's designated honors liberal arts college, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980. Karen then pursued further studies at the University of Miami School of Law from 1980 to 1983. Following that, they attended the New York University School of Law from 1983 to 1984. No specific degree or field of study information was provided for their law school education.

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  • VP Legal

    July, 2013 - present

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