Katja Wolf is an associate in the San Francisco office and a member of the Litigation Practice Group, as well as the German Practice Group. She received a dual legal education in Germany and the US. As a native German, Katja is an attorney-at-law licensed to practice in Germany, California, Texas and New York. She focuses her civil litigation practice on defending international clients in state and federal court, particularly in product liability cases in the automotive industry.

Prior to joining the firm in 2019, Katja gained multifaceted professional experience at a financial consulting firm serving German entrepreneurial families and working in legal academics in the US.

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  • Representing German entrepreneurial families as a member of their comprehensive back office regarding financial, legal and investment matters.
  • Serving a client’s private foundation vis-à-vis governmental agencies, financial institutions and private businesses.

Education

  • Cologne Higher Regional Court, Second State Examination in Law, 2021
  • St. Mary’s University School of Law, LL.M. in American Legal Studies, 2017
  • University of Cologne, First State Examination in Law, 2016

Admissions

  • California, 2022
  • Germany, 2022
  • New York, 2021
  • Texas, 2018

Memberships & Affiliations

  • German American Lawyers Association (DAJV)

Languages

  • German
  • English

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  • Co-authoring a law review article regarding an ABA Resolution on legal recognition of Native Americans in law school admission procedures, published in the New Mexico Law Review, Summer 2019 issue.

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