Latham & Watkins LLP

Katherine Putnam represents borrowers and private equity sponsors in US and cross-border debt financing transactions.

Katherine takes a hands-on approach to helping clients efficiently navigate all aspects of:

• • Acquisition financings, in both the syndicated and direct lending spaces
  • Cash-flow and asset-based loans
  • Subordinated debt facilities

She distills complex covenant packages into detail-oriented ongoing advice that allows clients to seamlessly operate. Katherine unlocks the robust Latham platform to counsel clients across firm practices on secured finance issues and corporate matters.

A recognized leader at the firm and in the industry, Katherine is a member of the firm’s Ethics Committee and Recruiting Committee, and she previously served on the firm’s Training & Career Enhancement Committee. She also serves on the National Women’s Law Center’s Leadership Advisory Committee.

She maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising on trusts and estates matters connection with AARP and asylum work through Hogar Immigrant Services, as well as participation with Election Protection’s nonpartisan call center.