Katie Chandler

"A Taylor Wessing lifer, Katie Chandler was one of the first female associates to become a partner while on maternity leave. She hit the ground running upon making partnership, creating the firm’s UK product liability and safety practice in 2018. Product liability is a tough market to break into but Chandler’s leadership has been instrumental in quickly raising the defence team’s profile and cementing it as one of the handful of key product liability players in the UK market."

Product Liability Defence

Product liability (mainly defendant) - Band 3: “She is an excellent lawyer with a great overview of all things product liability” and “Katie knows the legal circumstances and understands client needs”.

Katie Chandler leads Taylor Wessing's disputes and investigations practice. Her product liability work covers a range of sectors including technology, medical devices and consumer goods. She frequently oversees large-scale cross-border litigation and product recall matters.

‘The team around Katie Chandler is superb. They have masterfully guided our client through the vagaries of High Court litigation and were always a step ahead of the opposing side.’ ‘Katie Chandler is a stellar litigator: quick-witted, analytical and astute.’

"Product liability (defendant) - Next Generation Partner: "Partner Katie Chandler is always across the detail and gives clear, commercial advice." "Katie Chandler was able to get quickly up to speed in a complex situation and helped us to achieve the results we were looking for. This involved excellent coordination and communication throughout the process."

'Quick-witted, analytical and astute.'

Product Liability Defence in England

Product Liability

Next Generation Partner – Commercial Litigation: Premium: "Katie Chandler is on top of things, very skilled and experienced in High Court litigation. Her case approach was as efficient as tactically astute." "Katie Chandler is across all the detail and handles client expectations brilliantly."

Retail and consumer

Product liability - defendant: "Katie Chandler is across all the detail and handles client expectations brilliantly."

Market commentators for The Legal 500 UK 2021 describe Katie as "a real star" and "a very capable, experienced, reliable and patient partner – an expert in product liability". Katie was also named a Next Generation Partner in the "Commercial litigation: premium" category.

Named a Next Generation Partner in the "Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation" category.

"Associate to watch" - Litigation

Product liability - defendant: "Katie Chandler is across all the detail and handles client expectations brilliantly."

Retail and consumer