Lawyers in England

Kate Swaine

Partner, Co-Head of Intellectual Property

Gowling WLG

Kate Topp

Partner

Ashfords LLP

Kate Troup

I am a financial services regulatory lawyer with particular expertise in the investment management, private banking, fintech and cryptoasset sectors. I advise both UK based firms and overseas firms who wish to provide services to the UK market. I particularly enjoy the fact that my advice covers the full lifecycle of a regulated firm. My relationship with a client often starts with advising them about whether or not they require FCA or PRA authorisation and, if they do, I assist them in preparing and submitting applications for FCA or PRA authorisation, variations of permissions and change of control applications. Once they are authorised I advise regulated firms on their conduct of business requirements including the contents of their client documentation, financial promotions to clients or potential clients, anti-money laundering rules and suitability requirements. I also advise them on their internal obligations such as the senior managers and certification regime and the obligations the firm owes to the FCA, such as the FCA’s principles for business and the FCA’s reporting requirements. I also advise regulated firms on their regulatory obligations when they are sold or wound up. Although firms hope this will not happen too frequently I also help them when they have customer complaints (including Financial Ombusman claims) or face FCA investigations or enforcement action. I am recommended in Legal 500 for my advice to the investment management and private banking sectors. When I am not working or making the most of London’s restaurants and cultural life I love being outdoors with my family, particularly walking on Dartmoor and swimming off Cornish beaches.

Fladgate LLP

Kate Venables

Kate is a Partner in our employment team. An experienced employment lawyer, Kate provides strategic advice and support on matters such as discrimination, TUPE, redundancy and restructurings, senior executive exits, holiday pay and contractual variation projects. She has acted for clients across a diverse range of sectors from financial services to charitable trusts. Kate also advises on implementing positive action strategies addressing matters such as unconscious bias and workplace behaviours and on actions to reduce gender, ethnicity, disability and social mobility pay gaps across organisations.

Brabners LLP

Kate Ward

TLT

Kate Westbrook

Partner and Head of Commercial. Specialist commercial and tech lawyer dealing with complex and high level commercial contracts.

Thrings LLP

Kate Williams

Senior associate

Fieldfisher

Kate Woodgate

Kate Woodgate is a real estate development expert advising on substantial transactions. She is a partner and Head of the Development team. Kate deals with site acquisitions/assembly, forward funding arrangements, forward sale agreements, overages, options, sub-sales, as well as, proposing structures for clients. Often complex in nature, Kate works as part of a team with her clients always giving straightforward advice on each transaction.

Howard Kennedy LLP

Katerina Capras

Katerina advises founders, investors, businesses and charities on a broad range of corporate, commercial and governance matters. She has experience in advising on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder arrangements, early-stage fundraisings, share incentive schemes and joint ventures, with particular expertise in the media, entertainment and technology sectors and the wider creative industries. She also has a particular interest in working with charities, social enterprises and philanthropic individuals and organisations and has extensive experience advising on charity formation, governance, regulatory compliance and corporate transactions involving charities and not-for-profit entities.

Harbottle & Lewis LLP

Katerina Heal

Partner and head of Tax at Marriott Harrison, Katerina's corporate tax practice covers all aspects of UK and international taxation in areas that include UK and cross-border M&A, venture capital, private equity and general corporate transactions, business start-ups and group restructurings and reorganisations. Katerina also advises on venture capital companies and individual investors on UK tax reliefs, such as EIS, SEIS, business investment disposal relief, investor’s relief as well as on various employment tax matters such as share schemes and IR35. Her experience also focuses on providing tax advice to UK companies and multinational groups on their UK and international establishment and operations.

Marriott Harrison LLP

Kath Shimmin

Kath is a Partner in the Banking & Finance Team. She has over 25 years’ experience in the finance sector, covering a huge range of client and transaction types.

Blake Morgan LLP

Katharine Cusack

Katharine Cusack specialises in defending professional negligence claims against construction and property professionals, including architects, surveyors/valuers, engineers, contractors and agents. She acts in relation to a wide range of property-related disputes for some of the leading global property/construction companies and their insurers. She advises on a range of matters, from straightforward, low value claims to complex, large, multi-party disputes. She is an expert in claims against surveyors and advises insurance professionals, surveyors and the RICS on these issues. After a secondment with a major London market insurer, Katharine understands the insurance market well and regularly provides market training on claims and coverage matters.

RPC

Katharine Danks

Katharine is a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association which recognises her detailed knowledge of various aspects of agricultural and rural issues including trusts, taxation, land law, agricultural holdings, Town and Country Planning and the Common Agricultural Policy. Katharine has experience in acting for landowners, landlords, tenants and lenders in respect of agricultural property matters including agricultural holdings act advice, farm business tenancies, acquisitions and disposals (including overage, options and other strategic land agreements) and secured lending on agricultural land and entitlements. Katharine leads complex matters for agricultural clients involving agricultural and rural property, farming partnerships, tax and trusts issues. Katharine trained at Eversheds LLP and qualified into the Real Estate Development team in 2006. Post-qualification Katharine gained over three years’ experience at Eversheds dealing with a range of property matters, from complex promotion and option agreements to deeds of easement and reports on title. Katharine joined Howes Percival LLP in January 2014.

Mills & Reeve LLP

Katharine Mortimer

Katharine is a partner in the firm’s Corporate team, specialising in domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, corporate structures, group reorganisations and employee share schemes and incentives. Katharine joined the firm in 1998 after 6 years at Allen & Overy. Katharine is recommended in The Legal 500: Katharine is recognised as a Leading Individual for Corporate work, reflective of her experience and expertise. Katharine acts for UK and international corporates and shareholders on a range of domestic and cross-border corporate finance transactions. Katharine is recognised by industry publications for her “expertise and knowledge of aspects such as bank policy” and credited with “superb negotiation skills”. Katharine is a member of the firm’s Financial Services sector group and has advised businesses from across the sector including financial advisory firms and insurance brokerages on corporate finance transactions. Katharine has a particular expertise in employee share schemes and incentives, frequently advising businesses on the structure of employee incentive schemes including EMIs, LTIPs and CSOPs. Katharine’s particular areas of expertise include: Banking & Finance Corporate governance & advisory Financial services Mergers & Acquisitions Reorganisations & restructuring

RWK Goodman

Katharine Robinson

Katharine is a Senior Associate in the Employment Team, specialising in the Education Sector. She advises on a wide range of employment law issues, including termination and settlements, safeguarding issues, industrial action, and defending employment tribunal claims. Experienced in working with maintained schools and academy trusts, Katharine advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters. She has an in-depth understanding of the Education Sector and is able to provide our education clients with sector-specific, tailored advice. Katharine regularly supports clients in defending employment tribunal claims, including constructive/unfair dismissal, discrimination, and harassment and victimisation claims. She advises clients on day-to-day issues including grievance and disciplinary matters, contractual queries, and settlements. Katharine often speaks at events on employment law updates. Katharine’s practice includes: Representing respondents in employment tribunal claims, including claims for unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Advising on safeguarding matters and the regulatory requirements under KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education). Advising on disciplinary, capability and grievance matters. Supporting clients in settlement negotiations and drafting settlement agreements. Advising on the risks of dismissing employees and how to manage this risk.

Stone King LLP

Katharine Shaw

Partner

Irwin Mitchell

Katherine Browne

Associate Solicitor

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Katherine Burge

Katherine is a key member of a highly regarded agricultural property team acting for a range of individuals, business and landed estates in respect of a variety of property matters and transactions. Katherine has previously broadened her experience and skillset whilst working for one of the country’s leading residential development teams representing a number of the major house builders in the UK.

Freeths LLP

Katherine Burrell

Katherine is a Partner in our Real Estate Finance team and acts for bridging, development and specialist lenders in relation to short term and development property funding. Katherine joined Seddons in November 2007 and since that time has built strong relationships with her lending clients. She has considerable experience advising on complex property lending transactions. Her clients appreciate her collaborative approach with borrower’s solicitors and her ability to get transactions over the line. Recent experience: acted for a bridging lender taking security over £2m property portfolio in Surrey, including retail space, offices and residential units; acted for a bridging lender taking security over an exhibition centre in East London, perfecting lender’s security where borrower based off-shore; acted for a lender providing development finance for a substantial new build development comprising commercial and residential units in North West London; advised property fund on world’s largest peer to peer loan (at the date of completion), taking security over a mixed use office and retail building in Croydon which had development potential for over 100 residential units. GDV estimated at £20m.

Seddons GSC LLP

Katherine Clark

Katie is an employment lawyer with 25 years’ experience representing businesses from a wide range of sectors on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Katie has particular experience litigating employment disputes in the Employment Tribunal and High Court, including relating to team moves, restrictive covenants, discrimination and whistleblowing. She has significant experience advising clients on their most challenging and sensitive employment issues, on all aspects of crisis management, internal investigations and grievance/disciplinary processes, including conducting workplace investigations as an independent investigator. Katie also advises on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including outsourcing deals and private equity acquisitions, as well as advising clients on restructuring and business change.

Keystone Law

Katherine Dobson

Associate Director

Davitt Jones Bould

Katherine Douglas

Katherine specialises in commercial property with particular expertise in relation to acquisitions, disposals and regeneration and development work. She has broad experience in drafting and negotiating development agreements, building leases, occupational leases and other ancillary documentation. Katherine is also experienced in acting for both landlords and corporate occupier tenants in drafting and negotiating conditional agreements for lease, leases and other ancillary documentation required for all landlord and tenant relations. She advises numerous local authorities and public sector clients on their property needs. Recent work includes advising South Gloucestershire Council and the University of Bath on the acquisition of Bristol and Bath Science Park and advising the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Justice on their property portfolios.

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Katherine Ekers

Partner

Forsters LLP

Katherine Ettridge

Katherine is a Senior Associate who works alongside a strong team handling a varied caseload encompassing all types of travel claims in multiple jurisdictions. Katherine join the Travel team in September 2015. Prior to that Katherine qualified as a Solicitor in September 2015 having done seats in Succession and Tax, Clinical Negligence and Family Law. She also spent 6 months on secondment with the General Dental Council.

Blake Morgan LLP