Katie Palms

Katie is an experienced investigations, risk management and compliance lawyer with particular expertise in UK financial and trade sanctions. She is currently ranked Band 3 in Sanctions - Chambers and Partners, 2024. Katie provides clients with strategic advice and practical support across the full range of contexts in which sanctions issues arise, including crisis situations, potential disputes, internal and external investigations, complex transactions and day-to-day compliance management, including licence applications and regulatory notifications.

Katie brings to her sanctions advice a cross-border perspective developed over a decade of practice as an investigations lawyer in both the US and UK. In addition to supporting clients with questions on the interpretation and application of sanctions, she regularly helps clients engage with regulatory and criminal authorities, navigate multijurisdictional government and internal investigations and handle sensitive whistleblower situations. She also helps clients develop and implement effective compliance programmes and conduct transactional and counterparty due diligence and risk assessments.