Trevor Katende

Harvard University and Stanford Law School graduate Trevor Katende is an attorney working for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates in Palo Alto, California. As a Corporate Associate, Trevor Katende focuses on capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and compliance matters. A member of The State Bar of California, he also connects with peers through online groups for Harvard College Alumni, Harvard University Alumni, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Foundation, and Stanford University Alumni. In his spare time, Mr. Katende has volunteered for and supported several charitable organizations based in North America and Africa.

While an undergraduate, Trevor Katende earned multiple academic funding awards, including an African-American National Achievement Scholarship and a Harvard College Scholarship. His high grades earned him dean’s list honors every semester, and he graduated cum laude in 2003 with a Bachelor’s degree in Government. Subsequently, Trevor Katende continued his education at Stanford Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2006. During his legal studies, Mr. Katende secured an internship with the National Football League. He gained practical experience drafting, revising, and reviewing numerous contracts, orders, and agreements. Trevor Katende also joined the Black Law Students Association and appeared as a panelist for “Careers in Entertainment and Sports Law” in 2004.

Before completing law school, Trevor Katende served as a Summer Associate at Skadden in 2005. The firm hired Mr. Katende as a full-time Corporate Associate in October 2006, and he launched his professional career working on a wide variety of corporate initiatives for Skadden’s considerable clientele. In the five years since he became an attorney, he has worked as the lead associate on numerous corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions deals. In representing clients, Mr. Katende negotiates and drafts contracts and agreements, provides financing advice, and offers legal opinions on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. He also acts as secretary at meetings of client stockholders, boards of directors, and special matters.