Overview

Katherine’s principal area of practice is corporate finance and securities law, including securities offerings, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation.

Credentials

Education

  • University Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2022 (Editor-in-Chief, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, Class Representative, Student Bar Association)
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Business Honors Program and Marketing, 2019

Admissions

  • Texas
News & Achievements

Deals & Cases

Vinson & Elkins Represents Mitsubishi Corporation in Acquisition of Haynesville Shale Gas Business in Louisiana and Texas

Vinson & Elkins Represented Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC) in an agreement to acquire all equity interests in Aethon III LLC, Aethon …

January 16, 2026

January 16, 2026 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

EnCap Investments Closes Fund XII at $5.25 Billion

Vinson & Elkins advised EnCap Investments L.P. in the successful formation of EnCap Energy Capital Fund XII with total commitments of $5.25 billion.

October 21, 2024

October 21, 2024 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

EnCap Energy Transition Closes $1.5 Billion Energy Transition Fund II

Vinson & Elkins advised EnCap Investments L.P. in the successful formation of EnCap Energy Transition Fund II with total commitments of approximately $1.5 billion.

May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024 • 1-minute read

Encap Energy Transition

Deals & Cases

Biogen to Acquire Reata Pharmaceuticals

Vinson & Elkins advised Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Reata”), a global biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing novel therapeutics for patients with serious or life-threatening diseases, in its entry into a definitive agreement under which Biogen Inc. has agreed to acquire Reata for $172.50 per share in cash, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $7.3 billion.

July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023 • 1-minute read

Deals & Cases

Family Office-Led Private Consortium Acquires PureWest

Vinson & Elkins advised PureWest Energy, LLC, a leading Rocky Mountain independent natural gas producer, in the completion of an all-cash merger with a newly formed entity sponsored by a private consortium of family offices and financial institutions for a total consideration of $1.84 billion.

June 1, 2023

June 1, 2023 • 1-minute read