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Karen

Karen Sowinski
Counsel to the Firm
Seattle
D 206.223.7730
sowinskik@lanepowell.com

Karen Sowinski has been advising clients on a wide variety of transactional matters for more than 35 years. Her practice has been focused on clients in the health care industry for nearly 20 years, during which she has provided general counsel and transactional services to private equity real property syndicators who acquire and lease skilled nursing and assisted living facilities to licensed operators. She has developed an understanding of their unique business needs, which allows for proactive legal advice and guidance that helps avoid potential issues.  

Karen has represented K&Y Investments, Inc., O&M Investments, LLC, and their affiliates in connection with the acquisition, financing, leasing, or disposition of more than 175 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. O&M continues to be actively acquiring skilled nursing facilities. In addition to representing O&M in connection with these new acquisitions, Karen continues to provide general counsel services for approximately 80 limited partnerships and limited liability companies that own the long term care facilities in the K&Y and O&M portfolios.

Before moving to Seattle, Karen worked as in-house counsel for General Electric Company, was a partner in a Kansas City based law firm, and served as Vice President and General Counsel for a group of property-casualty insurance companies. While in private practice, she represented commercial lenders, broker-dealers, insurance companies, and manufacturing clients with their mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, and commercial finance transactions.

Professional Experience

The Nathanson Group, Of Counsel (2003-2022)

Licensed Real Estate Agent, Washington State (license not active)

The Dodson Group, VP & General Counsel, Kansas City, MO

Morrison Hecker Curtis Kuder & Parrish, Associate/Partner, Kansas City, MO

General Electric, In-House Counsel, Rockville, MD & Fairfield, CT

 

Thought Leadership

  • May 5, 2022News
    Health Care Transactions Boutique Firm The Nathanson Group PLLC to Join Lane Powell
    Firm Announcement

Practices & Industries

  • Real Estate
  • Senior Living & Long Term Care

Education

  • George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1980
  • University of Maryland, B.A., cum laude, 1976

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  • Washington
  • Missouri
  • Kansas (Inactive)

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