Kathryn Beater
Fractional Counsel – Finance, Tech & Payments
About Kathryn
Kathryn is a senior in-house lawyer with extensive experience working with enterprise clients across continents in the financial services, fintech, and payments sectors. She is qualified to practise in Australia and supports her clients globally as part of Clearlake’s international GC service.
Kathryn’s Expertise
Kathryn has extensive experience in commercial law, specialising in the financial services, fintech, and payments technology sectors. She negotiates complex agreements, including SaaS contracts and outsourcing arrangements, whilst ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. Kathryn provides strategic counsel on data protection, intellectual property, and corporate governance matters, leveraging her experience as a statutory Company Secretary to enhance organisational compliance.
In her regulatory role, she has managed FCA applications and held key positions overseeing financial services compliance, ensuring adherence to UK regulations. Kathryn has successfully built and led high-performing legal teams, aligning their efforts with business objectives and fostering a culture of legal and ethical best practices. She delivers tailored legal solutions that support global operations and strategic initiatives, driving efficiency and compliance across the organisation.
Kathryn’s Career history
Kathryn trained in Australia and practised at McCullough Robertson, specialising in corporate advisory, taxation, and estate planning. She then joined Heritage Bank as a Senior Manager, where she established the legal function and advised on regulatory compliance. At GrainCorp, she designed and managed a comprehensive group-wide compliance system.
After relocating to London, Kathryn worked with Willis Towers Watson, focusing on negotiating professional services and software contracts, and managing commercial litigation. She later served as Director of Legal and Compliance for EMEA at DTCC, where she expanded her responsibilities following the acquisition of Omgeo. At State Street Bank, as Vice President and Legal Counsel, she successfully negotiated significant outsourcing contracts.
Most recently, Kathryn was Head of Legal at Mypinpad, a payments technology company, where she directed legal strategy and negotiated agreements with global financial, payments, and technology firms.
Kathryn’s Education
Bachelor of Laws (4-year course), UQ Law School, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, May 2002
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, The College of Law, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, October 2002
Kathryn’s Admissions
Barrister of the High Court of Australia, admitted October 2002
Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, admitted October 2002
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, admitted December 2002
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