Sarah Walker specialises in dispute evaluation and resolution by litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation. A partner in our Global Disputes practice based in our London office, Sarah represents international clients in a wide variety of commercial matters.

Sarah Walker is a partner in our London office specializing in commercial dispute resolution, frequently with an international element. Sarah has handled high-stakes complex disputes via arbitration, litigation and mediation for circa 30 years and her clients include sovereign states, financial institutions, corporates and high net-worth individuals. Sarah is described as “having breadth of expertise in financial services, aviation, IT, communications and the energy sector”. Sarah is particularly noted for her subject matter expertise across large-scale project disputes, asset recovery and enforcement and civil fraud. Sarah is listed as a leading individual for Commercial Litigation: Premium (Legal 500 UK) and is named as a leading practitioner in the field of Asset Recovery (Who’s Who Legal 2022).

Sarah is described as "one of the best litigators in London”, "excellent with clients and a fine all round litigator", “a standout partner in the civil fraud space [who is] technically excellent” and has a “highly commercial approach to dispute resolution” with "boundless enthusiasm" but notably “listens and doesn’t dictate, trustworthy and smart”. She is considered to have "bags of energy and drive and a real client's lawyer" and "an impressively tough litigator, yet very gracious".

Sarah spent time during her career in the legal function of a major financial institution. Sarah spends time in the Middle East and is a frequent author on dispute resolution. Sarah has spoken at conferences for various arbitral institutions. She is fluent in Italian.

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