Katherine A. Markel

Katherine Markel is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Tysons office. Ms. Markel focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and represents founder-led, bootstrapped companies, private equity funds and independent sponsors.

In her practice, Ms. Markel works with companies from a wide range of industries, with particular emphasis on software services, information technology, cybersecurity, government contracting, property technology (PropTech) and professional trades. Serving as outside general counsel for both founder-owned and private equity-backed companies, Ms. Markel also routinely counsel clients on commercial transactions and general corporate and securities matters, including private placements and venture capital and growth equity investments.

Ms. Markel brings a broad perspective to Holland & Knight and its representation of corporate clients. She previously served as an associate general counsel at the University of Michigan, one of the world's leading research universities, where she negotiated information technology and procurement contracts, as well as managed governance and conflict of interest matters, among other practice areas. In addition, she has served as an associate general counsel for a rapidly growing venture-backed technology company in Seattle. Through this experience, Ms. Markel gained a first-hand understanding of the concerns faced by growing companies, which has allowed her to offer practical advice to clients. She also practiced in the corporate group at a law firm in Seattle, where she focused on representing clients in highly regulated industries.