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Cathy Doxsee
Senior Counsel
Corporate
Palo Alto
cdoxsee@wsgr.com

D650-849-3308

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Catherine (Cathy) Doxsee is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where her practice focuses on corporate and securities transactions in the technology and life sciences sectors. Cathy works with public and private companies through all stages of their growth, as well as with investment banks and venture capital firms. She regularly works with issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other complex capital markets transactions. She also counsels clients on matters such as SEC compliance, disclosure, and corporate governance matters.

From 2007 to 2014, Cathy was an associate in Wilson Sonsini's Palo Alto office. Prior to rejoining the firm, Cathy was counsel in the Menlo Park office of Goodwin Procter LLP.

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Catherine (Cathy) Doxsee is senior counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where her practice focuses on corporate and securities transactions in the technology and life sciences sectors. Cathy works with public and private companies through all stages of their growth, as well as with investment banks and venture capital firms. She regularly works with issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other complex capital markets transactions. She also counsels clients on matters such as SEC compliance, disclosure, and corporate governance matters.

From 2007 to 2014, Cathy was an associate in Wilson Sonsini's Palo Alto office. Prior to rejoining the firm, Cathy was counsel in the Menlo Park office of Goodwin Procter LLP.

Education
  • J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law, 2007
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2004Summa Cum Laude
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • State Bar of Colorado
Credentials
Education
  • J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law, 2007
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2004Summa Cum Laude
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • State Bar of Colorado

Select Transactions

  • Represented Denali Therapeutics in its initial public offering, follow-on offerings, and $500 million private placement financing
  • Represented Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan in the initial public offering of Marqeta

  • Represented Blend Labs in its initial public offering

  • Represented Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in the initial public offering and follow-on offering of ThredUp

  • Represented Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in the initial public offering and follow-on offering of Zoom Video Communications

  • Represented Otonomy in its follow-on offerings

  • Represented Twilio in its initial public offering
  • Represented Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and BofA Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering of Fitbit
  • Represented Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and Citi in the follow-on offering of Fitbit
  • Represented J.P. Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering of Penumbra
  • Represented Stifel, William Blair, and Canaccord Genuity in a follow-on offering for QAD
  • Represented Credit Suisse, Barclays, and J.P. Morgan in a follow-on offering for Paycom Software
  • Represented Barclays in multiple follow-on offerings for Paycom Software
  • Represented J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank in the initial public offering of Model N
  • Represented Trulia in its follow-on offerings
  • Represented Qualys in its initial public offering
  • Represented Jive Software in its initial public offering
  • Represented BofA Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering of Meru Networks
  • Represented J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, and Citi in the initial public offering and follow-on offerings of Guidewire
  • Represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and Jefferies in the initial public offering of SemiLEDs
  • Represented Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan in the initial public offering of Pandora
  • Represented Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering and follow-on offerings of Ancestry.com
Matters

Select Transactions

  • Represented Denali Therapeutics in its initial public offering, follow-on offerings, and $500 million private placement financing
  • Represented Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan in the initial public offering of Marqeta

  • Represented Blend Labs in its initial public offering

  • Represented Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in the initial public offering and follow-on offering of ThredUp

  • Represented Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in the initial public offering and follow-on offering of Zoom Video Communications

  • Represented Otonomy in its follow-on offerings

  • Represented Twilio in its initial public offering
  • Represented Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and BofA Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering of Fitbit
  • Represented Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and Citi in the follow-on offering of Fitbit
  • Represented J.P. Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering of Penumbra
  • Represented Stifel, William Blair, and Canaccord Genuity in a follow-on offering for QAD
  • Represented Credit Suisse, Barclays, and J.P. Morgan in a follow-on offering for Paycom Software
  • Represented Barclays in multiple follow-on offerings for Paycom Software
  • Represented J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank in the initial public offering of Model N
  • Represented Trulia in its follow-on offerings
  • Represented Qualys in its initial public offering
  • Represented Jive Software in its initial public offering
  • Represented BofA Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering of Meru Networks
  • Represented J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, and Citi in the initial public offering and follow-on offerings of Guidewire
  • Represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and Jefferies in the initial public offering of SemiLEDs
  • Represented Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan in the initial public offering of Pandora
  • Represented Morgan Stanley and BofA Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering and follow-on offerings of Ancestry.com
Focus Areas
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance
  • Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Securities Litigation
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On December 10, 2025, Denali Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies for neurodegenerative and lysosomal storage diseases, announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 9,142,857 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $17.50 per share and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase 2,285,714 shares of common stock at a price of $17.49 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share public offering price of each share of common stock less the $0.01 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant. All of the shares and pre-funded warrants are to be sold by Denali Therapeutics. Denali Therapeutics expects to receive total gross proceeds of approximately $200 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses and excluding any exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Denali Therapeutics on the transaction.
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