Squire Patton Boggs

About Katie

Katie Norris is an associate in the Commercial Litigation team, based in the Birmingham office. She qualified in September 2024, after training with the firm.

Katie advises a variety of businesses on a range of litigious matters and also has experience in various methods of alternative dispute resolution procedures, including mediation.

Experience

  • Assisting with a mediation for a medical equipment company that achieved a seven-figure settlement of the dispute, representing a total recovery of loss and costs for the client.
  • Acting for a Hungarian manufacturing company in concurrent arbitration and court proceedings in relation to an alleged breach of contract valued at circa US$3.5 million.
  • Acting for trustees of a small self-administered scheme (SSAS) pension scheme in a claim arising from a long-running dispute concerning the benefit entitlement of another trustee/beneficiary.
  • Advising a client on enforcing restrictive covenants in a former employee’s contract following potential breaches of confidentiality and noncompete provisions.
  • Involvement in a large-scale litigation project involving the renewal of hundreds of telecommunications leases/licences nationally.

Credentials

Education
  • BPP University, L.P.C., distinction, 2021
  • Birmingham City University, LL.M., Professional Law (incorporating P.G.D.L.), distinction, 2020
  • University of Birmingham, B.A. (Hons), English Literature, first class, 2017
Admissions
  • England and Wales, 2024

Expertise

Services
  • Litigation

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