LAWYER PROFILE

Kate Gough

UK 2026

Freshfields

Ranked in 1 practice area

Public Procurement

UK-wide

3 years ranked

About

Provided by Freshfields

UK

Practice Areas

Kate is a partner in our Global Projects Disputes Practice and leads the firm’s UK public procurement team. She has extensive experience advising public and private sector clients on high value, complex domestic and international projects and disputes across a variety of sectors, including energy, transport, infrastructure, healthcare and defence.

She advises through the full lifecycle of major projects including drafting, negotiating and evaluating tender and contract documentation, structuring, managing and participating in procurement processes and advising clients engaged in all forms of dispute resolution working on the most complex and key strategic mandates for her clients.

Career

Kate joined Freshfields as a trainee in 2009.

Professional Memberships

She is a committee member of the Procurement Lawyers’ Association.

Publications

Kate is a regular contributor to articles on public procurement. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Public Procurement Law Review.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Public Procurement - UK-wide

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kate Gough has an active procurement practice. She is a popular choice for contentious and non-contentious procurement mandates and her practice spans the transport, infrastructure and healthcare sectors internationally.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Kate is brilliantly insightful and able to explain legislative changes in a concise way.
Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Kate Gough is innovative, incredibly responsive and always meets deadlines.
Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Kate is brilliant in terms of identifying topical issues and being a thought leader in those areas. She explains things very quickly and is hugely knowledgeable and thoughtful.
Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession