Katy Colton

Mishcon de Reya

Less than a decade after qualifying, 2020 was the year in which Katy Colton became head of Mishcon de Reya’s newly formed politics and law group – a remarkable appointment made even before Colton reached partnership, with the promotion testimony to her growing reputation at the firm.

In what has been a relatively short career thus far, Colton has already dealt crunching body blows to Britain’s political elite. First, she contributed to Mishcon’s defeat of a Tory government in Miller II, while more recently she supported the Jewish Labour Movement in relation to the EHRC’s investigation into anti-Semitism within the Labour Party.

This followed her experience working for David Lammy MP and former congressman Robert Wexler, with this latest position at Mishcon proving the perfect fit.

The responsibility is now hers to build on the firm’s brand as the legal police officer when it comes to constitutional controversy, and if her past results are anything to go by, UK politicians should be wary of not playing by the rules.