About Kathleen Margaret

Kathleen Margaret Pakenham is a tax attorney based in New York City — She has been practicing law in New York since 1996. She earned her Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School in 1995 and later obtained a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1998. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Albany, completed in 1992. She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, as well as in the U.S.

District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The U.S. Tax Court.

She is also admitted to the 3rd and 8th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. She is a partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP, located at 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036. She has been recognized in Super Lawyers from 2006 to 2025.

She is a member of the American Bar Association. She speaks English.

Education

New York University School of Law

LL.M. (1998)

1998

Brooklyn Law School

J.D. (1995)

1995

State University of New York - Albany

B.A. (1992)

1992

Experience

Partner

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Accepted Jurisdictions

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
New York
3rd Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
New Jersey
U.S. Tax Court
8th Circuit

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. Circuit Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court

Types of Cases Handled

Tax

Legal Services Scope

Business

Office Locations

Main Office

 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10036

Office 2

 55 Hudson Yards New York NY 10001

Office 3

 The Grace Building 1114 Avenue of the Americas New York NY 10036