Katherine N. Mendoza

Katherine N. Mendoza is an accomplished attorney currently serving as an Associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP since October 2025. Prior to this role, Mendoza worked as a Senior Associate at Hogan Lovells from November 2023 to October 2025, specializing in complex cross-border debt financing transactions, particularly for commodity trading firms. Earlier experience includes serving as an Associate at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from October 2019 to November 2023, where transactional matters involved representing institutional traders and private companies in debt financing and mergers and acquisitions. Mendoza's legal journey began with internships at various prestigious firms and organizations, including a paralegal internship at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and summer associate positions at AIG and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. Mendoza holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Columbia Law School and a Bachelor's degree in American Studies with minors in Latina/o Studies, Africana Studies, and Global Studies from Williams College.