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Kate McMahon

Kate McMahon

Partner, Edmonds Marshall Mcmahon

Kate is a founding partner of Edmonds Marshall McMahon, specialising in large scale international corruption, and cross-border fraud. She is known for her incisive analysis and strategic vision and is often instructed by Countries, Hedge Funds and International Corporations. Directories describe her as "Simply the best at what she does; fearless, hard-working and imaginative." Since 2018, Kate has been recognised as an international “Global Elite Thought Leader" by the “Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery" Guide and as a leading UK expert by the "GIR Asset Recovery Experts" for investigations. In 2017, “The Lawyer” recognised Kate as one of the “Hot 100” Lawyers in the UK. Kate is the current Co-Chair of Fraudnet, the world’s leading asset recovery network (Band 1 Ranking). Since 2020, she has been instrumental in the IBA’s Asset Recovery Committee and is currently senior Vice-Chair. Kate regularly speaks at international conferences, is interviewed on Sky, BBC news and was interviewed on BBC2’s Victoria Derbyshire show about combating corruption. She is often quoted in the national press. Kate is ranked in Band 1 Chambers and Partners Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions.

Articles

Women getting to the top of the law: it doesn’t have to be either or
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Women getting to the top of the law: it doesn’t have to be either or

Kate McMahon and Tamlyn Edmonds discuss the barriers to women achieving their full potential in the business of law
12 Jun 2023
Female mentoring in firms: an e-solution
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Female mentoring in firms: an e-solution

Kate McMahon and Tamlyn Edmonds examine e-mentoring for women in law
6 Dec 2022
The rise of the private prosecution
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The rise of the private prosecution

Private prosecutions are cheaper and more effective, argue Kate McMahon and Tamlyn Edmonds 
8 Sept 2020