Katherine Reece Thomas

Global Associate Professor of Law
Notre Dame London Law Programme

Home Affiliation: Associate Professor of Law, City St George’s, University of London

After completing her LLM and qualifying as a solicitor, Katherine Reece Thomas worked in private practice in the City of London and in Paris, and taught in the University of Cambridge. She has also practised in New York and is a member of the New York State Bar (retired).

At The City Law School, City St George's, University London she teaches international law of the sea, public international law, contract and company law. Her research interests include public international law and company law and she is co-author of The Law and Practice of Shareholders' Agreements with Christopher Ryan, 6ed to be published in 2026.

She is an expert on the law of state immunity. Her monograph on the Commercial Activity Exception to State Immunity was published in March 2024 by Edward Elgar. She also publishes on the relationship between international law and domestic law.

She was Programme Director for City's LLMs from 2017-2022.

Qualifications

• BA(Hons) History, McGill University, Canada

• BA(Hons) Jurisprudence, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

• LLM in International Law, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Solicitor (non-practising), Law Society (England and Wales)

• Attorney (retired), New York State Bar Association

Employment

• Associate Professor, City, University of London, Jun 2017 – present

• Visiting Associate Professor and Fellow University of Notre Dame (USA) in England, University of Notre Dame (USA) in England, Sep 2010 – present

Languages

French (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review).