For more than 35 years, Kathleen has partnered with clients to execute intricate, sophisticated real estate transactions across industries and disciplines. She has provided counsel to practically every conceivable seat at the real estate table, giving her a valuable perspective on all moving parts in a deal. Kathleen provides counsel on complex financings, joint ventures, asset management, loan servicing, affordable housing, construction and development, data centers, multi asset portfolios, retail, industrial and warehouse properties, and hospitality and other transactions.

She is known for her elevated understanding of clients’ businesses, anticipating and planning for the unexpected, and guiding clients through difficult legal and business matters. Clients from Wall Street to California appreciate her energy, innovative thinking, and calm demeanor as she develops strategy and facilitates the “end game.” Her reputation as a trusted advisor has attracted a loyal and far-reaching audience for her work and insights.

Kathleen’s advocacy for diversity, equity, and inclusion has earned awards including the Women of Color Achievement Award (100 Black Men of America), “Women of Spirit” Award (American Jewish Congress), and Justice David Wellington Chew Award (State Bar of Texas). She was named one of Dallas’ Top 50 Women in Law by the National Diversity Council.

Kathleen is also actively engaged in many civic and charitable organizations. For example, she is the first Asian American woman to chair the Board of Regents of a public university, Texas Woman’s University; the current President of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Foundation; and she was recently inducted into the prestigious Texas Philosophical Society.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, The George Washington University Law School, 1985

BA, Columbia University, 1982

• The Comeback, Kids: Gain a Recruiting Advantage By Bringing Back Departed Lawyers, Texas Lawyer & New York Law Journal
• Commercial Real Estate: A Look at 2019 and Planning for 2020, Practical Law Real Estate
• Is Fear of Losing to a Woman the Root of Trump’s Misogyny?, Texas Lawyer
• The “Casablanca” Theory of Diversity, Texas Lawyer
• Commercial Real Estate: Reflections and Predictions, Practical Law Real Estate
• What Women Lawyers Can Learn From Hillary, Executive Legal Advisor (July/August 2008) and Texas Lawyer (March 24, 2008)
• Too Feminine or Not Feminine Enough? Texas Lawyer
• Shrill With a Very Smart Suit, LegalTimes
• Finding Work/Life Balance in Heels, Embracing Diversity, ABA Newsletter
• It Takes Two to Make a Good Marriage, Texas Lawyer
• Diversity is a Journey, not a Destination, Texas Bar Journal
• Tips for Success for Young Real Estate Associates, Practical Law Real Estate
• In the Pursuit of Equality: Hoping for a “Men’s Movement,” Texas Lawyer
• Is Money and Power Finally Being Spread Around a Little?, Texas Lawyer
• What ‘Capt. Marvel,’ Bribery Scandal, 2018 Midterms Teach Us About Women in Big Law, Texas Lawyer
• Yes, You Can Afford to Go Green: PACE Loans Show Promise, Hospitality Trendz
• Big Bucks v. Baby Bottles: Finding Balance in the Legal Business, Texas Lawyer
• Commentary: Being Uncomfortable, Milking Goats and Making Partner, Texas Lawyer and New York Lawyer
• Breaking Out of the “Model Minority” Rut, Texas Lawyer
• The Career Advice You Probably Didn’t Get, Texas Lawyer
• Planet of the Apes: More Women, Less War?, Texas Lawyer
• Gender Assumptions: Asset, Not Liability?, Texas Lawyer
• Are the Best, Brightest Women Skipping Law School Altogether?, Texas Lawyer
• Even Women Who Can’t Say #MeToo Have Been Negatively Impacted by Predatory Culture, Texas Lawyer
• Why a Sci-Fi Movie and Broadway Musical Should Provide Hope for the Future of Diversity, Texas Lawyer
• Benign Neglect Is Just as Harmful as Overt Acts, Texas Lawyer
• Checking in: Q&A with Kathleen W. Wu of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Practical Law Real Estate
• What Minority Lawyers Can Learn From Obama, Executive Legal Advisor (September 2008) and Texas Lawyer (June 23, 2008)
• What the Legal Profession Can Learn from the Ellen Pao Case, Texas Lawyer
• Progress Stalled for Women in Law, Texas Lawyer
• Lessons Learned: 30 Years of Law Really Is “Practice,” Texas Lawyer
• Commercial Real Estate: A Review of 2020 and Planning for 2021, Practical Law Real Estate
• The Mission, If They Choose to Accept It: Workplace Battles for the Next Generation of Women Lawyers, Texas Lawyer
• Lessons From China: The Glacial Pace of Change Can Obscure Its Inevitability, Texas Lawyer
• Saying Goodbye to Summer Associates, Texas Lawyer
• No-Cleavage Memo Miffs Many, But Young Lawyers Do Need Advice, Texas Lawyer (December 2, 2013), CCR Legal Blog (December 2, 2013) and Daily Bankruptcy News
• “Bossy” Is “Bitch” on Training Wheels, Texas Lawyer (May 5, 2014) and National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) blog
• Growing the Ranks of Women Partners From the Outside, Texas Lawyer
• She Says “Woman on Woman Crimes” Blown Out of Proportion, Not Representative, Texas Lawyer
• Bias Interrupters: Confusing Name. Important Mission, Texas Lawyer
• Interruption Study Is About More Than SCOTUS, Texas Lawyer
• Billie Jean King Would Have Been a Great Lawyer, Texas Lawyer
• Checking In: Q&A with Kathleen J. Wu of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Practical Law Real Estate
• Commercial Real Estate: Trends and Predictions, Practical Law Real Estate
• Commercial Real Estate: Trends and Predictions, Practical Law Real Estate
• AK Migration: To Get What You Want, Ask for It
• AK Migration: Diversity and the Bottom Line: Top-Performing Companies Have More Women at the Top
• AK Migration: Let's Play Follow the Leader—Hiring and Retaining Women at Firms Should Be a Priority
• AK Migration: Look the Part: What to Wear, from Head to Toe
• AK Migration: Beyond the Links
• AK Migration: Legal Regals
• AK Migration: Women Boost the Profession and the Bottom Line
• AK Migration: New Women and Minority Partners Unite
• AK Migration: Get In With the In Crowd—Ensure Your Survival at the Firm Despite the Slower Market
• AK Migration: Cupcakes, Laundry and Tyra Banks - Relieve Stress by Stepping Away From the World
• AK Migration: A Guide to Life After Law School—Don't Wring Your Hands Too Much
• AK Migration: Ask and You May Receive
• AK Migration: There's a Reason It's Called the 'Practice' of Law
• AK Migration: Rules Summer Associates Should Live By
• AK Migration: Set Your Professional Boundaries
• AK Migration: 'Survivor' Lessons for Young Women Lawyers; Your Skills, Not Your Smile, Lead to Success at the Firm
• AK Migration: A Role Model We Can Live Without
• AK Migration: Fake It Till You Make It—It's Important to Dress for Success, Even During the Age of 'Business Casual'
• AK Migration: Spoiled or Special? The Over-Scheduled, Over-Praised Generation Goes to Work at the Firm
• AK Migration: Making Yourself Presentable
• AK Migration: How I Spent My Weekend in the Mountains (Or, How Single Dads Can Save the Legal Profession)
• AK Migration: Don't Take the Wave of Prosperity for Granted
• AK Migration: Opting Out: Everyone Loses When Young Women Abandon the Workplace
• AK Migration: So You Just Passed the Bar: A New Lawyer's Guide to Life in the Profession
• AK Migration: Making Part-Time Work Work
• AK Migration: Is Mentoring All It's Cracked Up to Be?
• AK Migration: Making Partner...Perhaps
• AK Migration: A Threat to Working Women Everywhere?
• AK Migration: The Daddy Trap
• AK Migration: Hazards of Being a Female Flier
• AK Migration: The Fruits (and Vegetables) of Your Labor
• AK Migration: Panel-Style Mentoring
• AK Migration: Straddling the Work/Life Divide
• AK Migration: Watch Your Language
• AK Migration: Are Women Really "Bitchy" Bosses?
• AK Migration: With Change in Economy Comes Change in Dress
• AK Migration: When Women Leave, Dollars Leave
• AK Migration: Good Sports - A Level Playing Field Gives Women Equipment to Succeed
• AK Migration: Vote Mom: Juggling Motherhood and Work Takes Effort
• AK Migration: Life, Family and the Pursuit of Partnership
• AK Migration: You've Come a Long Way, Ladies
• AK Migration: Quality, Not Quantity
• AK Migration: The Secret of My Success
• AK Migration: Title IX and 'She' Doctors
• AK Migration: Creating a Brave New World
• AK Migration: Double Duty: Motherhood and Lawyerhood