What can I do for you

Kate is a specialist in competition law with over 22 years of experience. She heads up our competition law practice across the firm. Kate's expertise includes advising corporate clients on how to structure their commercial strategies and trading practices to be compliant with competition law; achieving clearances for complex transactions; and steering clients through investigations by the competition authorities.

What do others say

Kate is recognised as a leading competition law practitioner. Clients have commented that Kate “makes the complex simple”; “Kate brings lots of experience and can advise clients on what to expect from the Competition and Markets Authority”; "We have had the pleasure of working with Kate Newman, who is authoritative and very experienced"; and “Kate Newman is responsive and a pleasure to work with”.

 

Supporting your ambitions

Competition laws are complex and falling foul of the competition rules can have severe consequences. Kate uses her technical expertise, her understanding of how regulators work and her sector knowledge to help clients with navigating  the challenges of the competition law landscape. Kate understands that different clients have different needs when it comes to complying with competition rules. She, therefore works collaboratively with clients to understand their commercial drivers and goals. This means that Kate’s advice is clear, straightforward and is focused on helping clients achieve their objectives, whilst mitigating exposure to risk.   

What else should you know?

Kate spent a year studying in France and has also lived and worked in Paris and Sydney. As a result, she enjoys getting to know different cultures and has a particular interest in projects with international aspects.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”