Kate Gough
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Public Procurement
Band 4
About
Provided by Kate Gough
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
UK
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kate Gough is a stellar communicator and presenter. She instinctively understands the practical realities of procurement exercises and delivers workable legal solutions."
"Kate is an expert and guides our clients through the nuances of EU procurement."
"Kate Gough has excellent knowledge and the ability to apply it to different matters and takes the time to understand the issues involved, leading to high-quality and practically focused advice."
"Kate Gough is a stellar communicator and presenter. She instinctively understands the practical realities of procurement exercises and delivers workable legal solutions."
"Kate is an expert and guides our clients through the nuances of EU procurement."
"Kate Gough has excellent knowledge and the ability to apply it to different matters and takes the time to understand the issues involved, leading to high-quality and practically focused advice."
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