Katherine Wax

Katherine Wax is a member of the firm’s Real Estate practice. She provides practical, actionable counsel to developers, property owners, and businesses of all sizes in complex real estate transactions across multiple industries, including consumer products, food and beverage, healthcare, agribusiness, and technology. Her practice spans the full life cycle of a real estate asset, from acquisition, development, and operational matters to leasing, financing, and sale. She also supports owners and operators with real estate-related commercial and procurement contracts, including agreements with brokers, property managers, and vendors involved in building operations.

Katherine has particularly deep experience in representing landlords and tenants in commercial real estate leases across a variety of asset types, including fulfillment and distribution, lab, R&D, manufacturing, office, and retail. She has experience managing and streamlining high-volume leasing and contracting workflows, including through standardization of forms, creation of clause books and fallback guides, and use of AI and other technology tools.

Prior to joining Arnold & Porter, Katherine spent several years as in-house counsel at Amazon and previously practiced at law firms in Seattle and Portland, Oregon. She maintains an active pro bono practice and is an Adjunct Professor for Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law’s West Coast Initiative.