Katharine Wolanyk
Managing Director, Arizona
Katharine Wolanyk is a Managing Director with responsibility for leading Burford’s award-winning intellectual property and patent litigation finance business. The former head of Burford’s Chicago office, Ms. Wolanyk is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Experience
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Gerchen Keller Capital, LLC
Principal
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Soverain Software
President, Chief Legal Officer, Founder
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Terremark Worldwide, Inc.
Intellectual Property Counsel
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Data Return LLC
General Counsel
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Latham & Watkins
Corporate Attorney
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Hughes Aircraft Co.
Systems Engineer
Education
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University of Chicago Law School
JD
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Michigan State University
BS, Engineering
Professional affiliations
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Acacia Research
Board Member
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YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Member, Board of Managers
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University of Chicago Law School
Member, Visiting Committee
Recognition
IAM Strategy 300
The World’s Leading IP Strategists
2015-2025
Lawdragon
Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance
2020-2023
Chambers and Partners
Band 1-US Litigation Funding: Intellectual Property
2024
Chambers and Partners
Band 2-US Litigation Funding: Intellectual Property
2022-2023
Lawdragon
100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists
2017-2021
