Catherine Wolfenden
Keynote speaker & panellist, partner, Osborne Clarke LLP
Catherine is a partner in Osborne Clarke’s regulatory disputes practice and leads the firm’s regulatory group. Catherine is a recognised expert in public and utilities regulated procurement and is Tier 1 Ranked in Chambers & Partners for public procurement. She has been advising public bodies, regulated utilities and suppliers as a specialist in procurement law, compliance and litigation, for 15 years. Catherine advises on the procurement of major contracts, including concessions, across all of Osborne Clarke’s sectors.
Chris Salter
Workshop leader, solicitor, Burges Salmon LLP
Chris is a solicitor in the firm’s private client team and has experience in the areas of family law, including divorce, marital agreements and financial settlements, including those with complex assets, corporate issues, farming complexities and international elements. Chris also has experience in children arrangements and is an active member of Resolution.
Katie Porter
Workshop leader, associate, Pinsent Masons LLP
Katie is an associate who specialises in private equity work, along with advising on a wide range of private company and M&A work, acting for management teams, shareholders, institutions and corporate clients across various sectors. Katie has a significant amount of experience in project managing complex private equity structures involving a number of stakeholders and differing interests.
Navjeet Virk
Panellist, partner, Pinsent Masons LLP
Navjeet is a vivacious, creative and commercial international projects lawyer who navigates strategic, transactional and operational business challenges with enthusiasm and flair. Specialising in advising on the structuring and procurement of complex infrastructure projects spanning the manufacturing, oil and gas and energy sectors.
Carrie Stoneham
Workshop leader, associate, Burges Salmon LLP
Carrie is an associate in the private client team and has experience in all areas of family law, including divorce, marital agreements and financial settlements, including those with complex assets, corporate issues and international elements. She also has experience in children arrangement cases, as well as in acting for clients in family law proceedings who lack capacity under the Mental Capacity Act.
Anna Dixon
Panellist, resourcing business partner, Burges Salmon LLP
Anna manages the trainee solicitor and legal apprentice recruitment at Burges Salmon. Her previous role with the firm was with the L&D team so she has a good understanding in all areas of the trainee solicitor programme.