Catherine Howells is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. After earning a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at the University of Warwick and completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at Nottingham Law School, Catherine began a career as a Trainee Solicitor at Clifford Chance LLP from March 2003 to April 2006, subsequently working as a Solicitor at the same firm. Following time at Linklaters as a Solicitor from April 2006 to November 2007, Catherine served as a Solicitor at Kemp Little LLP until May 2009, with a brief client secondment to Google in late 2008. Currently, Catherine is the Leading EMEA Commercial Legal for Geo, Search, News, and Assistant at Google since January 2021.