Karen S. Kim, J.D., serves as Counsel at Athene Law, offering comprehensive legal counsel to diverse healthcare providers on litigation and compliance matters. Her expertise spans a range of areas, including navigating payment disputes with commercial managed care payors, Medicare, and Medi-Cal provider appeals. With a robust practice, Karen represents clients in intricate litigation across state and federal courts.

Karen brings extensive experience to her role, having successfully litigated before administrative tribunals such as the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) for Medicare cost report appeals and the Department of Health Care Services Office of Administrative Hearings and Appeals for Medi-Cal cost report appeals. She also excels in traditional court proceedings and arbitrations. She has served as first chair and second chair in multiple high-level managed care arbitrations involving complex reimbursement payment issues and contracting disputes.

In addition to her experience as a healthcare litigator, Karen also served as a vice president at a prominent national healthcare reimbursement consulting firm, focusing on Medicare and Medi-Cal cost reimbursement matters. Prior to her legal career, Karen held roles as Press Secretary to the California Assembly Majority Leader and former Assembly Health Committee Chair, as well as a reporter in the community news division of the Los Angeles Times.