Kathleen Wu Receives Louise B. Raggio Award

DALLAS — Andrews Kurth Partner Kathleen Wu has been named the 2006 recipient of the Louise B. Raggio Award from the Dallas Women Lawyers Association.

The Louise B. Raggio Award is awarded to a Dallas-area attorney who has worked to advance women in the legal profession, shown outstanding legal proficiency and the highest level of ethics, and made a significant contribution to the profession.

Wu received the award at the annual DWLA Judicial Reception on Thursday, November 2 at the Starlight Room in downtown Dallas’ West End. The keynote speaker for the evening was the Honorable Judge Jane Boyle.

“We at Andrews Kurth are very proud of Kathleen for this significant accomplishment, said Managing Partner Howard Ayers. “Her personal and professional dynamism continue to be an outstanding asset to our clients and the firm as a whole, and to everyone around her. We congratulate Kathleen for this well-deserved recognition.”

Kathleen joined Andrews Kurth in 1987 and has served as Hiring Partner and Managing Partner of the firm’s Dallas office. She now serves on the firm’s Policy Committee. She has been recognized as one of the top real estate lawyers in Texas on several occasions. She was named a Texas Super Lawyer in 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and is a perennial recipient of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas recognition. In 2003, Texas Lawyer named her one of the top six “go-to” real estate lawyers in Texas.

“I’m unbelievably gratified and humbled by this award,” says Wu. “The past recipients—Barbara Lynn, Harriet Miers and many others—are truly remarkable women. I’m honored to be in their company.”

She is a speaker and author on multiple issues affecting women in the workplace, including articles in the National Law Journal, Texas Lawyer and Legal Times. For her column in Texas Lawyer, Wu has twice been named a finalist for the Association for Women Journalists’ Vivian Castleberry Award.

For more than a century, Andrews Kurth LLP has built its practice on the belief that “straight talk is good business.” Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm’s relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in all areas of business law.