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Kate Brader

Kate Brader

Crisis & Risk Management 2026

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About

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Crisis & Risk Management

Practice Areas

Kate Brader joined FTI in 2020 and quickly established it’s specialist crisis practice in the strategic communications division. The team now spans across EMEA with a dozen specialists from litigation to cyber communications. Her work frequently aligns with other specialist legal support services offered by the firm including forensics, e-discovery, compliance and corporate finance, enabling her to support clients across issues from labour disputes, market exits, non-financial misconduct and major cyber incidents.

Kate joined FTI from Deloitte where she ran the Live Response offering, and was a shareholder in Regester Larkin by Deloitte. She has specialised in crisis management (frameworks for information and decision making) and crisis communications exclusively for twenty years now. Her projects span from global preparedness work to coaching chair people for difficult and challenging AGMs; focusing on organisations with complex reputational considerations.

She holds an undergraduate degree in Politics from the University of Durham and a Masters in International Political Economy from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

Chambers Review

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Professional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management

Crisis PR & Communications - UK-wide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kate Brader is a senior managing director at FTI Consulting. Brader has a busy practice advising high-profile clients on crisis management plans and conducting preparedness exercises, as well as providing counsel during reputational crises.

Strengths

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  • Kate was brilliant at bringing the team together, understanding the client dynamics and adapting accordingly.

    Crisis PR & CommunicationsProfessional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management
  • Kate has guided clients through testing and pressurised circumstances with clear strategy and actionable crisis communications approaches.

    Crisis PR & CommunicationsProfessional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management
  • Kate is extremely strategic and instills confidence in clients when they're at their most vulnerable.

    Crisis PR & CommunicationsProfessional Advisers: Risk & Crisis Management

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