Kate McMahon

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katemcmahon@emmlegal.com

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Kate is a founder of Edmonds Marshall McMahon and a specialist, dual-qualified prosecutor who typically works for Nation States, Financial Institutions and High Net Worth clients. She has a superior track record in all aspects of investigation, prosecution and asset recovery. Her areas of expertise are large scale international corruption, cross-border fraud, perverting the course of justice and the interplay between civil and criminal matters. She successfully led the largest private prosecution in the UK to date.

Kate is known for her incisive analysis and strategic vision, having had conduct of large fraud, corruption and trademark cases. Her matters typically have significant political angles. She is highly regarded by her clients and has a reputation for being extremely determined and driven in all her cases. She has been described as an “outstanding prosecutor” who provides “intellectual leadership”. She is praised for her “high intelligence, tactical acumen and great client care skills.”

Kate is the head of the Asset Recovery Sub-Committee of the IBA and is an international “thought leader” in Asset Recovery.

Kate previously prosecuted for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) where she worked as a senior lawyer in some of the UK’s largest bribery and corruption cases.