Karen Turk is a partner in the firm's Tax group. Ms. Turk’s practice focuses on the tax aspects of structuring commercial transactions, including real estate and venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and structures to mitigate unrelated business taxable income for tax-exempt and pension investors. Ms. Turk has extensive experience in structuring collective investment vehicles with tax-exempt, domestic and non-US investors, and she routinely advises clients in connection with the formation and operation of investment funds, public and private REITs, and complex joint ventures. Ms. Turk joined Goodwin in 1999 and is a former member of the firm’s Partnership Committee.
Areas of Practice
Professional Activities
Ms. Turk is a member of the Boston, American and New York State Bar Associations.
Credentials
Education
JD1999
New York University School of Law
(cum laude)
BA1989
Wesleyan University
(with honors)
Admissions
Bars
- Massachusetts
- New York
Recognition & Awards
Ms. Turk has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America Best Lawyers for her work in Tax Law 2023.
Ms. Turk has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and is recommended by The Legal 500 United States.