Katie Cross
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Katie Cross

Associate

Email

katie.cross@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 610 6403

Offices

New York

V-CARD
Katie advises public and private clients, both U.S. and non-U.S., on employment, employee benefits and executive compensation matters, particularly in the context of corporate transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.
She has experience conducting employment-related due diligence, negotiating transaction documents, drafting employee agreements and providing guidance on equity incentive arrangements, corporate governance and public company disclosure requirements.

Experience

Representative matters

  • TELUS Health on its $350 million acquisition of Workplace Options 
  • LPL Financial Holdings Inc. on its $2.7 billion acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network

Pro bono

  • Provided free legal advice through Mercy Law Resource Centre in Dublin, Ireland, to individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, assisting them with access to government housing.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-law, State of New York, 2025

Academic

Juris Doctor, Boston College, 2024 

Bachelor of Journalism, Summa Cum Laude, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2021

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.