CHICAGO, May 21, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Katten announced today that Jennifer I. Wolfe will become its office
managing partner in Chicago, where
the firm was founded 50 years ago and where Wolfe has spent her
entire legal career in its Private Credit practice representing
middle-market lenders to borrowers in high-value transactions
across numerous industries.
"Clients describe Jen as one of 'the most knowledgeable and
effective attorneys in the industry.' We wholeheartedly agree with
this observation," said Katten Chair Roger
P. Furey.
The firm's two largest offices, Chicago and New
York, as well as its office in Charlotte, will be led by
women when Wolfe assumes her new role on June 1. She succeeds Gil
M. Soffer, who begins as Katten's new chair on July 1, having managed the Chicago office since 2013.
"We have seen Jen navigate difficult situations for clients,
collaborate with colleagues and demonstrate unbridled commitment to
helping early career attorneys hit their professional stride, all
for the betterment of this firm," Furey said. "I have no doubt she
will be an excellent office managing partner just as Gil has
been."
Wolfe joined Katten in 2000 and built a thriving private credit
practice spanning many deal sizes and types, including senior
secured credit facilities of more than $1
billion for equity sponsor-backed transactions. She is
well-regarded for her considerable experience helping financial
institutions and other middle-market lenders navigate the
regulatory landscape and otherwise succeed.
Wolfe has served on Katten's Board of Directors, National
Compensation Committee and Partner Review Committee. A longtime
mentor, she shepherds young lawyers, particularly women in finance
disciplines, within Katten and outside the firm.
Because of this and other career accomplishments, Wolfe has been
named on the Crain's Chicago Business list of Notable Women
in Law, featured as an industry leader in The Secured
Lender magazine and ranked in other industry guides such as
Chambers, The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.
Katten is a full-service law firm with approximately 700
attorneys in locations across the United
States and in London and
Shanghai. Clients seeking
sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel
locally, nationally and internationally. The firm's core areas of
practice include corporate, financial markets and funds, insolvency
and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate,
structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning,
private credit and private wealth. Katten represents public and
private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of
government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. For more
information, visit katten.com.
Contact
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Jackie Heard
+1.312.902.5450
jackie.heard@katten.com
Leonor Vivanco-Prengaman
+1.312.577.8371
leonor.vivanco-prengaman@katten.com
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