About Karolen S. Younan

Karolen Younan is a corporate attorney in Katten's Chicago office. Her practice is focused on a wide range of complex transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions in the health care industry.

Successfully closing a deal takes a perspective that goes beyond legal strategy

Karolen manages all stages of a transaction while she represents physician practices, private equity-backed health care platforms and other healthcare facilities. Karolen counsels clients as they navigate M&A deals, reorganizations, and joint ventures.

Prior to joining Katten, Karolen completed a Public Interest Law Initiative fellowship with the Loyola Business Law Clinic. She worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Charles Kocoras, US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and served as a teaching assistant for Legal Writing I and II.

During law school, Karolen served as a notes and comments editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.

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Practice Focus

  • Corporate
  • Health care transactions

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Education
  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • University of Illinois, BA, cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
Recognitions
Recognized or listed in the following:
  • Best Lawyers in America
    Ones to Watch
    Corporate Law, 2022–2025
  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars
    Illinois, 2025
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