Sarah is a knowledge lawyer providing the training and knowledge services for the Corporate team and its clients, having joined the Osborne Clarke Knowledge team in September 2020.
She previously spent 7 years in house at John Wood Group PLC (a FTSE listed oil and gas engineering consultancy) in Reading as Senior Legal Counsel working on corporate, banking and commercial law matters. She focussed particularly on M&A, group reorganisations and financing work.
Prior to her stint in-house, Sarah was a Senior Associate in the Osborne Clarke Thames Valley Office Corporate team, working on and managing a wide range of M&A, private equity, venture capital and general company advisory work. She joined Osborne Clarke in 2005.
Accordingly, she has seen transactions from both the client and law firm adviser perspective, giving her a great deal of insight into the Corporate service line.
She studied languages at Durham University, before studying for the PgDL in Guildford and LPC in Nottingham. Sarah trained and qualified as a lawyer at Allen & Overy LLP in the City of London.
Insights
What legal developments can businesses in the UK expect in 2024?
UK National Security Act 2023 brings in scheme to register 'political influence' arrangements
Promissory notes and loan notes in corporate reorganisations – uncertain terms in English law?
National Security Act 2023 creates new specific criminal liability risk for managers of businesses in UK
Top tips on how best to prepare for a reorganisation
What is behind recent market trends in corporate group reorganisations?
Starting up, scaling up and the investment and exit process from high growth businesses in the UK – in practice
Venture capital deal terms trends in the UK
Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?
EU to screen outbound investment in sensitive markets and sectors
How is the UK National Security and Investment Act shaping up in its second year?
UK M&A trends in 2023
2022 was a year of two halves for M&A, 2023 looks to be similar and deal terms trends are following...