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Clifford Chance
31 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6131
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Capital Markets

Position

Kathleen L. Werner is a Partner in the Capital Markets practice of Clifford Chance. Kathleen primarily represents companies and investment banks in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions. Kathleen’s clients include public and private companies in the financial services, real estate and media industries. She acts as regular outside corporate and SEC counsel to many of her clients. In addition, Kathleen frequently represents investment banking firms acting as underwriters and initial purchasers in public and private securities offerings. Kathleen is a trustee of The New York Foundling.

Education

Georgetown University Law Center (JD), 1991; St. Joseph’s University (BA), 1988

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

(Leading partners)

Kathleen Werner  — Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance‘s REITs offering sits as part of its larger global financial markets practice and is led by finance experts Andrew Epstein, Jason Myers, and Kathleen Werner. Jay Bernstein is a well-respected REIT specialist focusing on the creation of innovative permeant capital vehicles and currently acts as senior counsel for the practice. Werner represents the firm’s bank clientele in M&A, while Epstein represents issuers, underwriters, and initial purchasers with public and private capital market transactions. Myers excels in advising public companies on corporate finance matters. The firm is also noted for its cross-border capabilities, with Jake Farquharson advising on domestic and international capital market transactions, M&A, and joint ventures. Lawyers are based in New York.