Katherine Calder
Katherine is a Partner at DAC Beachcroft and heads the firm's Public Procurement Law team and chairs its Infrastructure & Projects group. Katherine has over 20 years’ experience of advising public bodies, utilities and the private sector on public procurement issues. Katherine has advised upon the procurement issues inherent within a wide variety of PPPs, PFIs, regeneration and outsourcing projects, across sectors and covering most aspects of local and national public infrastructure; from new homes, schools, energy facilities, roads to IT projects.
Highlights over her career include numerous education, waste and housing PPPs/PFIs; the 2012 Olympic Games; the Thames Tideway Tunnel super-sewer; high profile defence agreements; the complex alliances and other significant partnerships for the National Highways, the Metropolitan Police, Thames Water, Transport for London, the Greater London Authority and many central government departments. She also advises private sector bidders on how to do their very best in public procurements.
While Katherine is predominantly a transactional lawyer, she has also instructed Counsel on a number of high profile procurement claims including AEW vs Basingstoke and the Consultant Connect litigation.
Katherine has been ranked for procurement in Chambers & Partners UK for many years and for Government Contracts in Who’s Who Legal. She also holds a diploma in local government law. Chambers & Partners has quoted clients as saying (2023):
"She is extremely pragmatic and experienced. She really builds relationships and brings novel solutions to our issues."
"Katherine is an exceptional lawyer who always provides objective, considered and very pragmatic advice."
"She is excellent. She's clear, concise and responsive."