October 21, 2024
Introducing Karuna Simbeck! Karuna joined the firm over 10 years ago as an attorney on the EB-5 team. Now as a partner, she manages the Individual Case Unit (ICU) team, which handles a variety of clients including investors, small companies, and large corporations. Karuna has grown with firm over the years, and values the family atmosphere that has gotten staff through stressful deadlines. Read below to learn more about Karuna!
- How long have you been at the firm?
I joined the firm a little over a decade ago. - What is your current role?
I manage our individual case unit (ICU) comprising smaller corporate clients with unique needs and challenges. My team also works on family-based applications and has helped my clients with naturalizing to citizenship. I also co-manage our EB-5 investor practice, assisting clients from all over the world obtain green cards by investing in U.S. businesses. - How has your job changed over the years?
When I joined as an Associate in 2014, the firm had a total of 40 members. We are now at about 120 members, and it has been such a wonderful journey. - What is your favorite memory from your early days at the firm?
I joined when the firm was in the middle of moving to a bigger office. It was also at this time that there was an urgent deadline for a large client. I vividly remember the attorneys and paralegals furiously trying to get cases filed and even though it was a stressful time, everyone knew how to lighten the mood and lift each other’s spirits. All it would take was for one para or attorney to yell something random and the entire section would erupt in laughter. Thinking about those days makes me smile. I am so glad we have not lost the ability to laugh and hold each other up during stressful times. - What do you value most about working at KILP?
We are a family and support and lift each other up every day. I also am so lucky to be surrounded by such brilliant minds from whom I am always learning. - What has been one of the more challenging times?
The pandemic was incredibly challenging. The unknowns were so many during those early weeks. It was so easy to feel lonely being stuck at home. The saving grace for me was that we had frequent check-ins with our teams and firmwide. It made me feel less lonely.
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