Katy Burgess provides strategic counsel and guides multinational corporations and financial institutions through complex investment screening, sanctions and export controls across regulated global trade environments.
Katy advises clients on complex national security and international trade compliance matters and supports financial institutions and multinational companies in managing UK sanctions and export control requirements across multiple sectors and high-risk jurisdictions, as well as navigating global foreign direct investment regulations. Her work includes helping organizations classify controlled goods, secure licenses and clearances, and assess regulatory risks affecting transactions, business proposals and compliance frameworks, providing practical guidance to ensure adherence to evolving trade restrictions.
Representative Experience
- Advised clients on UK and EU export control and sanctions risks of proposed transactions across a range of industries, including financial institutions, defense, energy, manufacturing and luxury goods, as well as liaising with enforcement agencies and successfully obtaining licenses from OFSI and ECJU.
- Secured clearances under various global FDI regimes for leading technology companies engaging in billion-dollar M&A transactions, complex investments and internal reorganizations.
- Assisted multinational clients on regulatory compliance, including updating internal compliance programs, providing clauses for standard contracts, classifying goods and advising on business strategy.
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- Advised financial institutions on reporting obligations and voluntary disclosures under UK sanctions and export controls.
- Advised multinational clients on both UK and global antitrust issues and options related to proposed transactions.
- Represented a leading airline in its appeal of a decision by the European Commission to approve a merger.
Education
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Legal Practice Course, The University of Law, 2023
M.Sc., The University of Law, 2023
Graduate Diploma in Law, The University of Law, 2022
B.A., Durham University
Admissions
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England and Wales