Sarah Y.
Walker

With a wide range of experience in resolving commercial disputes, Sarah advises clients on risk management strategies and procedures, along with the drafting of contractual mechanisms for dispute resolution.

Sarah regularly advises clients in the banking and finance, technology and communications, energy and aviation, aerospace and defence sectors on such matters as large-scale project disputes, fraud claims, claims in respect of complex financial instruments, as well as other claims for asset recovery and enforcement. Sarah has spent time during her career in the legal function of a major financial institution and is also familiar with the regulatory, compliance and contentious issues which financial institutions regularly face.

In addition, Sarah has handled a broad range of arbitration matters under the auspices of most of the major arbitration tribunal rules, as well as on a number of London-based ad hoc arbitrations. She is admitted as a full member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and has served as a committee member for the London branch.

A frequent author on dispute resolution, Sarah has spoken at conferences for various arbitral institutions, including the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the London Court of International Arbitration. She is fluent in English and Italian.

Sarah is recognised as a Leading Individual in Commercial Litigation (Premium) by Legal 500 and has been recognised as such in her areas of practice for many years by the leading publications, including Chambers UK (2009 onwards), Legal 500 UK (2009 onwards), Chambers Global (2013–2014), Legal 500 EMEA (2013–2014) and Legal 500 Latin America (2012).