Overview

Katherine Gale is a partner and member of Chapman’s Public and Institutional Banking & Finance Department.

Katherine represents foreign and domestic credit providers in municipal, health care, higher education, and not-for-profit financings. Such transactions include bank facilities to provide credit enhancement and liquidity support to tax-exempt securities and the direct purchase of tax-exempt securities. She also represents commercial lenders in structuring secured and unsecured transactions, including asset-based financings, lines of credit, and revolving loan and term loan facilities.

Memberships

American Health Lawyers Association

National Association of Bond Lawyers

Women in Public Finance

  • President, Chicago Chapter Board of Directors, 2025

Civic Federation

  • Board of Directors

Honors & Awards

Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Illinois Super Lawyers, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017

Admitted

Illinois

Education

Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D.

  • Senior Editor, Washington University Law Review

Johns Hopkins University, B.A., International Studies and Economics

Insights

Presentations

  • Panel Chair, "Bank Facilities: General Considerations (Non-Tax)," National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) The Workshop, September 10–12, 2025
  • Panel Chair, "Credit Enhancement: Direct Purchases and Other Bank Products," National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) The Workshop, September 18–20, 2024
  • Panelist, "Bank Products & Direct Purchases—General Considerations (Non-Tax)," National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) The Workshop, October 20, 2023
  • Panelist, "Bank Direct Purchase—General Considerations (Non-Tax)," National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) The Workshop: Hybrid, October 12, 2022
  • Panelist, "Bank Direct Purchase—General Considerations," National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) The Workshop: Hybrid, October 13–15, 2021

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