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Katrina Mather

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Position

Katrina has a busy advisory and court practice specialising in insolvency, commercial and property law. She is particularly sought after for cases which straddle one or more of her specialist areas. She is listed as a Leading Junior in The Legal 500 and is frequently instructed on complex matters which are of commercial significance as well as high value.

Katrina prides herself on providing clear, practical, commercially astute advice. Clients appreciate her tactical judgement and her genuine commitment to their best interests.

She is approachable and personable which makes her a popular choice with lay and professional clients. She is retained as standing counsel by institutional clients including investment, hedge and pension funds as well as major financial institutions. She is noted for taking a rounded approach to cases where reputational risk can be as important as winning a particular dispute.

Katrina is an experienced advocate and is frequently instructed as sole counsel to appear in the higher courts. She is a popular choice as junior counsel on large scale litigation due to her dedicated and hardworking nature. Judges have rated her submissions as “exceptionally intelligent and well measured” and cross-examination as “remarkable, particularly for one so junior”.

Before commencing practice at the Bar, Katrina had a successful career in politics which saw her sit on a government select committee for two years during which time she was instrumental in bringing about legislative reform. Her natural oratory ability secured her reputation as a ‘go-to’ media spokesperson and led to her giving speeches to EU summits and in the House of Lords chamber.

Career

Kaplan BPTC. Called: 2014

Memberships

• Chancery Bar Association
• Property Bar Association
• COMBAR
• LCLCBA
• Bar Pro Bono Unit
• Free Representation Unit
• Company Insolvency Pro Bono scheme

Education

• BPTC, Kaplan Law School
  LLB, London School of Economics
• Gray’s Inn, Lord Justice Holker Scholarship
  London School of Economics, Academic Scholarship Award
• Harvard University, Harvard Book Prize
• Brook, Young Person of the Year
• BT, Seen and Heard Award