Overview

Katherine’s principal area of practice is corporate finance and securities law, including capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate representation. Katherine has assisted private and public company clients in capital markets transactions such as registered offerings of debt and equity securities, private placements of debt and equity securities, and at-the-market continuous offering programs (ATMs). She also advises private and public company clients, including their boards of directors, on securities disclosure, corporate governance and compliance matters, including ESG matters.

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Experience

  • The Special Committee of the Board of Dillard’s Inc. in its proposed reincorporation into Texas

  • Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc., a publicly traded, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its $7.3 billion acquisition by Biogen Inc.

  • HF Sinclair Corporation in its $1.44 billion acquisition of Holly Energy Partners

  • HF Sinclair Corporation in its $900 million debt exchange

  • Southwest Airlines Co. in its $1 billion public offering of investment grade senior notes

  • Southwest Airlines Co. in its $2.3 billion public offering of common stock

  • Southwest Airlines Co. in its $2.3 billion public offering of convertible senior notes

  • Southwest Airlines Co. in its $2 billion public offering of investment grade senior notes

  • Southwest Airlines Co. in its $1.8 billion public offering of investment grade senior notes

  • Southwest Airlines Co. in its application to the United States Department of Treasury for $3.3 billion payroll support funding under the Payroll Support Program of the CARES Act and in its negotiation of the related agreements

  • Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as co-counsel, in a $350 million royalty and equity investment in Reata by funds managed by Blackstone Life Sciences

  • OneWater Marine Inc. in its $64 million initial public offering of Class A common stock

  • Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $70 million initial public offering of common stock 

  • Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner of Phillips 66 Partners in the $700 million drop down of midstream assets from Phillips 66

  • Routinely advises publicly traded companies on 1933 Act and 1934 Act compliance, listing exchange requirements, and ESG matters (including corporate governance and board of directors matters)

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Credentials

Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2012 (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Executive Editor, Columbia Business Law Review)
  • Yale University, B.A., Ethics, Politics, and Economics, 2009

Admissions

  • Texas

Recognitions

  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings, 2025; M&A/Corporate & Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts, 2022; Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings, 2026
  • Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2022
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Corporate Law (Dallas), 2021–2024
  • The Deal, “Top Rising Stars,” 2021
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CLE Events

Sixth Annual Navigating the Annual Meeting and Reporting Season 

Join leading practitioners and industry voices for a timely discussion of the legal, regulatory, and governance developments shaping the next proxy season.

November 11, 2026

November 11, 2026 • 1-minute read

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CLE Events

Texas Reincorporation 101: Recent Developments and Key Considerations for Boards

Join Vinson & Elkins and FTI Consulting for a webinar on the growing trend of companies reincorporating to Texas.

October 1, 2026

October 1, 2026 • 1-minute read

Client Alerts

SEC Moves to Rescind Rule 14a-8, Amend Rule 14a-4, and Modernize Various Proxy Solicitation Rules

The SEC announced proposals that, if adopted, would shift regulation of shareholder proposals from the SEC, which has long held …

September 17, 2026

September 17, 2026 • 10-minute read

Client Alerts

The SEC Steps Out of Rule 14a-8

On August 14, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) issued a statement announcing that it will remove …

August 14, 2026

August 14, 2026 • 3-minute read

Client Alerts

A CPA Walks into Enforcement: The SEC Announces a New Reporting Unit

On August 5, 2026, the SEC announced a new Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit within its Division of Enforcement. Staffed …

August 6, 2026

August 6, 2026 • 3-minute read

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