Bio

Buying, selling, and investment—three words that encapsulate Kate Bechen capital markets practice. She is a savvy legal advisor and common-sense business partner to clients ranging from early stage startups obtaining initial funding, to high-growth companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions, to public corporations securing large-scale financing. They rely on Kate to address every bump in the road and ensure even the most complicated deals get done on time. The capital markets transactions Kate handles span various industries, although she has developed a niche representing physician groups, health systems, and health technology companies in mergers and acquisitions and regulatory compliance matters. Many deals she closes are often the most significant events in companies’ lifecycles. Because of close relationships she forges with clients during M&A, joint venture, IPO, venture capital financing, public and private placements, and SPAC transactions, she often continues to serve them as outside general counsel once the deals are done. Kate gets her energy from working with companies in transition and leading first-in-class deal teams, and the two go hand-in-hand. Properly counseling clients in buy-sell-investment situations takes a group of talented, sometimes multidisciplinary groups of attorneys all rowing in the same direction. Kate helps clients explore different pathways to their ultimate growth or exit objectives, assembling a capable crew of Dykema professionals to get them there. She’s also the managing member of the firm’s Milwaukee office. In the healthcare space, Kate is a triple threat. Recognized as a top ranked corporate attorney in Wisconsin (Chambers USA 2023) for her skills and experience in SPAC mergers in the healthcare sector, Kate holds a master’s in health administration that has helped her understand an ever-growing, highly regulated industry. Her familiarity with corporate healthcare transactions and her deep knowledge of HIPPA privacy requirements and anti-kickback prohibitions make her even more exceptional.