Bio
Karolina Klyuchnikova focuses on securities class action litigation.
She is a Senior Associate in Scott+Scott’s New York office. She is a seasoned litigator with years of experience handling government investigations, litigation, complex motion practice, hearings, and trials.
Throughout her career, Ms. Klyuchnikova has made thousands of court appearances over a range of issues including motion practice, trials, and hearings. Ms. Klyuchnikova is a zealous advocate and brings a thorough and strategic approach to litigation. Before joining Scott+Scott, Ms. Klyuchnikova served as Enforcement Counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, where she investigated and litigated violations of federal securities laws, such as fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, and material misrepresentations. Further, as a Special Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Ms. Klyuchnikova prosecuted cases involving money laundering, organized crime, the dark web, firearms and narcotics trafficking, and international extradition. She was also previously a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she was a subject matter expert on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Stored Communications Act, privacy rights, and wiretapping. Ms. Klyuchnikova began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney at the New York County District Attorney’s Office, gaining significant courtroom and trial experience prosecuting organized crime rings. She is the recipient of the SEC Staff Excellence Award, the SEC Chair’s Award for Excellence, the FinCEN Director’s Law Enforcement Award, and the FBI U.S. Attorney’s Office Service Award.
LANGUAGES:
English, Russian
Admissions
- State of New York
Education
- Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2014)
- New York University (B.A., Politics, 2011)