Karnabi Hughes

Karnabi Hughes joined our New Lawyers Group (NLG) in 2024. The NLG provides our newest lawyers with the opportunity to gain exposure to different practice areas and lawyering styles before making a commitment to a specific practice. Individuals in the NLG may focus on a particular area of practice, or compare practices, during their first year with Jones Day.

Karnabi has experience representing corporations in litigation and arbitration based in Australia and overseas. Her experience covers such industry sectors as energy and resources, construction and infrastructure, as well as technology and gaming.

Since joining Jones Day, Karnabi has acted for a marine and offshore contractor in relation to disputes in Singapore, an electronic gaming company involved in U.S. and Australian intellectual property and employment litigation, and a multinational construction company in a contract dispute.

Karnabi previously served as an Associate to the Hon. Justice Gail Ann Archer in the General Division of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. She has also taught evidence law at the University of Western Australia.