Katherine Sinclair works in our Global Financial Markets Group in London, with a principal focus on leveraged finance. Within that, Katherine specialises in lender-side mandates advising private credit providers and investment banks lending to financial investors.
Katherine was listed as a Female Rising Star by Law.com in 2024 and as a Future 40 Leader by Private Equity International in 2026. She is ranked by Chambers UK for Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket and by Legal500 for Acquisition Finance.
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070065156
- Email me
Career & qualifications
- University of Otago, New Zealand (Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce) 2012
- Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand 2012
- Joined Clifford Chance 2015
- Seconded to Bridgepoint 2018
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2023
- Partner since 2024
Awards and citations
- ‘Katherine Sinclair consistently demonstrates the qualities we value most in external counsel. She actively engages with the substance of matters and provides genuine, considered advice that adds real value to our instructions. Her advice is pragmatic and commercially minded, grounded in business reality.’
Chambers UK 2027 - 'Katherine Sinclair is absolutely excellent, super responsive and proactive. She is adept at identifying the points on which her clients should really focus on and is always across the detail of the documentation.'
Legal500 2026 - Up and Coming (Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket)
Chambers UK 2027 - Next Generation Partner (Acquisition Finance)
Legal 500 2025 - 2027 - Rising Star Partner
IFLR 2024, 2025 - Female Rising Star
Law.com 2024 - Future 40 Leaders of Private Equity
Private Equity International 2026