Katie M. McDonough
Partner, Attorney at Hinckley Allen
About
Katie M. McDonough counsels family-owned businesses, construction companies, and medical and professional service firms on transactions and succession. She guides for-profit and nonprofit clients in several states through financing, business planning, and risk reduction. She drafts shareholder agreements and commercial contracts. She advises public companies and private companies of every size on mergers and acquisitions. She negotiates their contracts and conducts due diligence on those deals. McDonough works from Hinckley Allen's Boston and Hartford offices. She began as an analyst at a bank in New York City, spent 2013 to 2016 as an associate at a large New York law firm, and then joined a Springfield, Massachusetts firm, where she became a partner. She earned her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2013, and Best Lawyers® named her to Ones to Watch in Corporate Law for 2021-2025. She also handles estate planning and probate for owners and their families. For startups and small companies, she weighs revenue drivers and the real risks, and she streamlines the business and legal steps around a transaction.
Who is a good fit for Katie M. McDonough
- Owners of construction companies preparing a sale or a financing.
- Owners of medical and professional service firms entering a company transaction.
- Founders of startups and small companies that need contract work and due diligence on a deal.
- Owners of family-owned businesses planning succession for themselves and their families.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2013
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 2008
- Bar admissions
- Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York
Recognition
- BusinessWest, 40 Under Forty, Class of 2020
- Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch (2021-2025), Corporate Law
Specialties
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional