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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

  • Gerchen Keller Capital, LLC

    Principal

  • Soverain Software

    President, Chief Legal Officer, Founder

  • Terremark Worldwide, Inc.

    Intellectual Property Counsel

  • Data Return LLC

    General Counsel

  • Latham & Watkins

    Corporate Attorney

  • Hughes Aircraft Co.

    Systems Engineer

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School

    JD

  • Michigan State University

    BS, Engineering

Professional affiliations

  • Acacia Research

    Board Member

  • YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

    Member, Board of Managers

  • University of Chicago Law School

    Member, Visiting Committee

Recognition

IAM Strategy 300
The World’s Leading IP Strategists
2015-2023
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