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Kate Ovenden is an experienced Guernsey finance, real estate and corporate lawyer, and leads our Guernsey Financial Services Law team.

She is recognised by both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for the quality of her work, and acts for borrowers, lenders, corporates and asset managers on a wide variety of Guernsey law matters.

Kate works mainly with clients in London, having spent a decade in the corporate and financial services team leading City firm Withers LLP, and with regulated financial services providers in Guernsey.

Kate acts for fiduciaries, licensees and banks, as well as multinational companies, intermediaries, private owner-managed businesses and high net worth individuals.

She specialises in advising on banking and finance matters, the establishment and administration of all types of investment funds and related structures, financial services and regulatory issues, as well as having a significant corporate and commercial practice.

Kate has been practising in Guernsey since 2006 and has been a Guernsey Advocate since 2009.


Professional

  • Advocate - Guernsey
  • Solicitor - England & Wales (non-practising)


Credentials

  • Band 2 'Leader in their field' - Chambers UK, Europe and Global 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017
  • 'Leading Individual' - Legal 500 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 
  • IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2022
  • 'Highly regarded' in investment funds, private equity and mergers & acquisitions - IFLR1000 2022, 2021
  • 'Leading Lawyer' in investment funds, private equity and mergers & acquisitions - IFLR1000 2020, 2019, 2018
  • Kate Ovenden can pre-empt any potential delays to a transaction from the start and will nip them in the bud – her team follow her lead and she sets a lets get this done tone throughout.

    Legal 500

  • Kate Ovenden is an excellent lawyer, hones in on the issues and is very pragmatic.

    Legal 500

  • Kate Ovenden is very committed and goes the extra mile for her clients.

    Legal 500

  • Kate is a very thorough and well-respected lawyer.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Kate is commercial and responsive.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Kate Ovenden. Super commercial and able to bring both buy and sell side experience into her advice.

    Legal 500

  • Kate Ovenden is a strong lead as managing partner.

    Legal 500

  • Kate Ovenden is responsive and hugely knowledgeable. Kate gave clear advice on a matter and was able to offer sensible, innovative and workable solutions to last minute issues which arose.

    Legal 500

  • Kate Ovenden led from the front supported by equally committed individuals who made it their business to know our business and to guide us through a project.

    Legal 500

  • She couldn't be more helpful - she goes above and beyond the call of duty.

    Chambers & Partners

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