Jones Day's Karen Hewitt recognized on list of Top Women Lawyers in California
Karen P. Hewitt, a partner in Jones Day's Business & Tort Litigation Practice and Partner-in-Charge of the Firm's California Region, was named to the Daily Journal's annual list of "Top Women Lawyers in California."
Ms. Hewitt leads a team of nearly 265 lawyers who represent major companies in California, nationally, and internationally on their most complex issues and disputes relating to civil litigation, white collar matters, and investigations. Before joining Jones Day in 2010, she served with the U.S. Department of Justice for 18 years and served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California from 2007-2010.
This is the eighth time Ms. Hewitt has been honored on the list of "Top Women Lawyers in California." She has represented Fortune 500 company clients in internal investigations on highly sensitive topics, crisis management, compliance, contested proceedings before regulatory agencies, and "bet-the-company" litigation. Notably, she led the defense of an international retailer in a complex FCPA investigation conducted by the DOJ and SEC in four countries. Ms. Hewitt has also led investigations on behalf of special committees of the Boards of Directors of public companies.
Ms. Hewitt was the 2021-2022 President of the National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys; sits on the Board of Visitors for University of San Diego School of Law; and is a Master, Enright Inn of Court.
