BK Katzmann is an associate in the firm’s Finance Department, focusing on public finance matters. They represent 501(c)(3) organizations, municipalities, governmental authorities, investment banking firms, LIHTC investors, and private companies on a variety of tax-exempt and taxable debt financings. BK has experience serving as bond counsel, special tax counsel, underwriter's counsel, disclosure counsel, and borrower's counsel in diverse public finance transactions, including financings for hospitals, colleges and universities, affordable housing projects, recycling and utilities facilities, and energy projects, among others.
BK draws from their prior experiences as a school teacher and nonprofit administrator to analyze complex legal issues and develop practical solutions for nonprofit, public, and corporate clients.
Professional Highlights
Pro Bono Experience
BK maintains an active pro bono practice, primarily representing transgender and nonbinary clients in name change matters. In addition to individual representation, BK is working with the Philadelphia Name Change Project to centralize the client intake process and train other pro bono attorneys to expand access to representation through the legal name change process. BK also represents community organizations with nonprofit incorporation and applications for federal tax exemption.
Judicial Internships
Hon. Ashely Chan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2021-2022
Recognition & Accomplishments
Public Service Award, Large Firm Management Committee - Philadelphia Bar Association, 2024
David M. Rosenblum Law Student Leader Award, LGBT Rights Committee - Philadelphia Bar Association, 2022
Credentials
Education
Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2022)
Order of the Coif
Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award
Articles Editor, Temple Law Review
Dublin City University (M.A., First-Class Honours, 2012)
George J. Mitchell Scholarship
University of Georgia, Morehead Honors College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2009)
Ash Service Award
William M. Crane Leadership Scholarship
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Languages
Spanish
Admissions
Pennsylvania