Katherine Flower

Senior Counsel
Joined firm 2006.
London
Phone +44(0) 20 7090 5131
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Areas of expertise
Recent work
Slaughter and May advised IIRC on its combination with SASB to form the Value Reporting Foundation
Slaughter and May advised UK Asset Resolution on the sale of a £5bn asset portfolio to a consortium comprising Davidson Kempner European Partners LLP and Citibank
Slaughter and May is advising Ageas (UK) Limited on the sale of its 50.1% stake in Tesco Underwriting Limited to Tesco Personal Finance Plc
Slaughter and May is advising Investindustrial on its acquisition of CSM’s European and International bakery ingredients business
Slaughter and May advised Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities business on its investment in Ki

Katherine has a broad employment practice. She advises on complex mergers and acquisitions and outsourcings. Her advisory and contentious practice covers day-to-day employment advice, senior executive exits, collective redundancies, and highly sensitive investigations and disputes.

Highlights

  • Ocado on its online grocery retail joint venture with Marks & Spencer for £750m
  • A FTSE 100 company on an investigation into allegations of corruption in its London business
  • UK Asset Resolution on multiple disposals including the outsourcing of its mortgage servicing operations, and the transfer of 1700 employees, to Computershare
  • Burberry in connection with its strategic partnership with Coty Inc. involving the exclusive, global licensing of its beauty business
  • Royal Mail on the employment aspects of its separation from the Post Office

Katherine was recognised as an “Associate to Watch” in the Employment section of Chambers UK. “