Katherine Muldoon FCIArb is an international arbitrator, accredited mediator and cross-border disputes and private wealth lawyer whose practice spans dispute resolution, private wealth, cross-border commercial matters and emerging technologies.
Katherine is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales with Higher Rights of Audience in Civil Litigation. She was called to the Bar of England & Wales by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple and previously practised in the Cayman Islands following her admission to the Cayman Islands Bar. An accredited civil and commercial mediator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Katherine holds specialist qualifications in domestic and international arbitration and regularly acts as arbitrator, mediator and counsel in complex cross-border disputes.
With professional experience across the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, East Africa and increasingly the Middle East, Katherine advises and acts in matters involving international parties, cross-border investments, family businesses, entrepreneurs, family offices and complex commercial relationships. She is particularly recognised for her ability to navigate disputes and transactions that sit across multiple jurisdictions, legal systems and regulatory environments.
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Katherine is appointed as sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in domestic and international proceedings involving commercial, investor-state, insurance, energy and family business disputes. Her work frequently involves significant financial exposure, regulatory considerations, and complex cross-border issues. She also represents parties in arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution, drawing upon her experience as both advocate and neutral.
Katherine has developed extensive global professional networks and within the wider international business community. Through her board and committee appointments and her active involvement in professional and business organisations, she has built long-standing relationships with entrepreneurs, investors, family businesses and industry leaders across multiple sectors. She brings a genuinely international perspective to legal practice.
Alongside her work in dispute resolution, Katherine has a growing focus on private wealth, international structuring, fintech, digital assets and the legal challenges arising from increasingly global and technology-driven business models. She is particularly interested in advising internationally mobile entrepreneurs, family businesses, investors and family offices whose interests span multiple jurisdictions and who require practical, commercially focused advice across a range of legal and strategic issues.
Katherine is valued by clients and appointing parties for her commercial judgement, international outlook, cultural awareness and ability to develop practical solutions to complex legal and business challenges. She frequently speaks on panels and presents at international conferences on arbitration, dispute resolution, private wealth and emerging legal issues affecting international business.
