On June 19, 2024, Wilson Sonsini partner Kathy Ku was named in the 2024 edition of Daily Journal’s “Top Women Lawyers” special report, a supplement honoring the best 100 women lawyers practicing across California.

With 19 years of experience in M&A, corporate, and securities law, the accompanying profile lauds Kathy as one of the nation's leading deal lawyers and highlights her role in Careem's $3.1 billion acquisition by Uber, leading Lyft in the sale of its self-driving car division (Level 5) to Toyota's Women Planet Holdings for $500 million, representing Patrick Soon-Shiong in the sale of The San Diego Union-Tribune to MediaNews Group, and more.

When asked about her observations within the legal world, Kathy said specialization is an advantage until it isn't. "My perception, however, is that an ever-growing percentage of new lawyers may be learning to practice only within very narrow silos of trade knowledge, to the detriment of learning to think about their clients' interests at the adjacency of different areas of law or on a more strategic level," she said. "My hope is that the legal profession will find a way to continue to train lawyers in the exercise of general legal judgment."

Click here to view Kathy's full profile in the "Top Women Lawyers" special report.