About
Karen Fulton is a Partner in Bowmans’ Johannesburg office, specialising in South African employment law including executive exits, corporate restructurings and M&A-related employment issues, bonus disputes, restraints of trade, unfair dismissal and unfair labour practice claims, unfair discrimination, sexual harassment, boardroom disputes and cross-border employment disputes. She has served two periods as an acting judge of the Labour Court, has sat on private employment tribunals, and is an accredited Tokiso mediator and arbitrator.
Practice areas
EmploymentDispute ResolutionLitigationArbitrationCorporate / M&A
Office
Expertise
Exiting executive employeesCorporate restructuringsMergers & acquisitions (employment aspects)Bonus disputesRestraints of tradeUnfair dismissal & unfair labour practice claimsUnfair discriminationSexual harassmentBoardroom disputesCross-border employment contracts and disputes
Education
- BA, Stellenbosch University
- LLB, Stellenbosch University
Admissions
- Accredited Tokiso mediator and arbitrator