Katherine H. Ku

Katherine H.
Ku is a corporate and securities partner in the Los Angeles office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
She represents both public and private companies and private equity funds in a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, and joint ventures.
Kathy also advises clients on corporate governance and securities compliance matters.
In addition, she has experience representing special committees of boards of directors in connection with buy-out matters.
Kathy was recently recognized in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, where sources described her as “fantastic” and “an outstanding deal lawyer” with “excellent judgment” and “a combination of creativity and precision that is very hard to come by.” Prior to joining the firm, Kathy was a corporate partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.
Following her graduation from law school, Kathy served as a law clerk on the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2003-2004) and for Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S.
Supreme Court (2004-2005).