Kathy Woeber Gardner
Kathy is passionate about working with entrepreneurs who are expanding their businesses to Silicon Valley from outside the U.S., as well as Silicon Valley based companies planning to grow their businesses domestically and internationally. She serves as a trusted legal and business advisor to venture capital investors, technology and life science start-ups and later-stage private companies, and has extensive cross-border transactional experience working with clients in Australia, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Kathy enlists her extensive multinational law firm experience and pragmatic business skills to provide corporate legal counsel to Montgomery Pacific’s clients, and to represent them in angel and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions (including flip ups), IP licenses and other commercial transactions.
Professional Experience
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Partner, San Francisco, CA
Mayer Brown, Associate Attorney, Chicago, IL
ABA’s ILEX Program: Gibson Dunn, and Lafili & Van Crombrugghe, Brussels, Belgium
Gibson Greetings, Inc. [GIBG], Associate General Counsel, Cincinnati, OH.
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., Cincinnati, OH
Miami University, B.A. Economics and Political Science, Oxford, OH, and Luxembourg
Bar Admission and Professional Organizations
California
Ohio, District of Columbia, Illinois State Bar (currently inactive)
American Bar Association, International and Business Law Sections
ABA Women in M&A
ABA M&A Technology Subcommittee
ABA M&A Asset Purchase Agreement Subcommittee
Aussie Founders Network, Corporate Counsel
British American Business Council
Boards
Watermark, Board of Directors, 2005–2015
Miami University Luxembourg, Board of Advisors (January 2020–present)
National Charity League San Francisco, Board of Directors (May 2020–present)
La Madre de los Pobres, Board of Directors (2009–present)
La Madre is a charitable organization focused on feeding and educating children in third world countries
Speaking Engagements
As a lecturer and panelist, Kathy speaks to San Francisco Bay Area international business groups and bar associations, on the subjects of angel and venture capital financings, and mergers and acquisitions.