Katerina Soteri

Group Counsel at American Express

November 2006 - Present • London, UK

Katerina leads a diverse and multidisciplinary team of 20 lawyers across the UK, Spain, Mexico, Singapore and Brazil with expertise in the intersecting areas of competition law, financial services and payments regulation. As well as leading the team that advises on EU Law and EMEA antitrust matters (e.g. counselling, M&A, regulatory enquiries), Katerina also oversees payments regulatory litigation and references to the CJEU. Following successive expansions in her role at American Express, effective January 2019, Katerina advises globally on external policy trends, regulatory engagement and related corporate strategy. Katerina is a Committee Member of the Competition Law section of Business at OECD and a member of the Competition Law International Editorial Board. She is also an expert advisor to the European Commission on Payments Regulation in the Payment Systems Market Experts Group.

Legal Advisor at Office of Fair Trading

4 years 5 mth • June 2002 - November 2006 • London, UK

Competition Law Legal Advisor, Legal Division