Willkie Welcomes Back Private Wealth Partner Kathy Wunderli

October 1, 2025

New York, NY (October 1, 2025) --- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that leading Private Wealth lawyer Kathy Wunderli has rejoined the Firm as a partner. She is based in Los Angeles and serves as West Coast Co-Chair of Willkie's Private Wealth Group.

Alex Weingarten, Managing Partner of Willkie's Los Angeles office, commented: "I've known and practiced alongside Kathy for many years and she is an incredible lawyer. Her significant experience across all facets of private wealth and estate planning will be invaluable to our clients, especially following our partner Michele Mulrooney's sudden passing last month. Willkie has a tremendous Private Wealth Group in Los Angeles and across the country, and it's great to welcome Kathy back home. Kathy was an indispensable part of Michele's practice and having her here ensures that Michele's practice will be in the best hands."

Kathy represents high-net-worth families and individuals, including in the entertainment industry, closely held business owners, business managers, accountants, and nonprofits on a wide range of tax matters, including estate planning, probate and trust administration, and pre-marital, post-marital, and transmutation agreements. Kathy's sophisticated estate planning practice includes advising trustees and personal representatives in the administration of trusts and estates. She also has significant experience advising on complex cross-border estate planning and marital agreements, as well as advising public charities and private foundations regarding the formation and maintenance of tax-exempt status.

Kathy first joined Willkie in 2021, weeks after the launch of Willkie's Los Angeles office, which now has approximately 100 lawyers. She practiced at Willkie as a member of the Firm's premier Private Wealth Group for several years until she joined Wealth.com earlier this year.

Kathy commented: "Michele was a force of nature and I learned so much from her during our many years working together. While it was a difficult decision to leave Wealth.com, I know that I can provide key guidance and continuity for many of Willkie's clients who worked with Michele and who also previously worked with me. I look forward to once again practicing alongside my many talented colleagues and friends at Willkie."

Willkie's Private Wealth group, which includes attorneys based in our Chicago, Los Angeles and New York offices, provides best-in-class legal services to clients in the United States and abroad on a wide variety of matters, including estate planning and income, estate and gift tax planning for the cost-effective transfer of wealth, the administration of complex estates, trusts and charitable organizations, business succession planning and corporate transactions, and philanthropy.

Established in 2021, Willkie's Los Angeles office has a broad range of practices focused on corporate and M&A transactions, real estate, private wealth, tax and litigation. The office includes approximately 100 lawyers who service clients across the region, aligned with Willkie's broad transactional, private wealth and litigation platforms. Our entertainment transactions team represents the interests of management companies, production studios, networks and streaming services, music brands, gaming and esports developers, virtual and augmented reality companies, social media and metaverse platforms, and virtually any organization involved with audio/visual content or digital works, both domestically and internationally.

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