Sarah Martin

Sarah is a Counsel in the Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice and advises financial institutions and major corporates on their business-critical disputes, including litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations.

Sarah has significant experience of contentious regulatory investigations and commercial disputes, and has acted on internal and external investigations involving overseas enforcement authorities, including those in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, Korea and the United States. Sarah also has experience in advising multinational organisations on effective global governance and compliance measures and has advised clients facing or anticipating regulatory investigation, investor activism, brand damage and media scrutiny in relation to a wide range of issues, including bribery and corruption. 

Sarah has spent time working in the London, Moscow, Hong Kong SAR and Tokyo offices of Linklaters. During 2018 she was seconded to the legal team of a Japanese trading house. She is currently based in London.

Work highlights

• leading a compliance audit for a Japanese multinational conglomerate in relation to a recently acquired business 
• advising the respondents on two LMAA arbitrations run concurrently relating to the construction of two semi-submersible drilling rigs in China
• advising a major global financial institution in relation to the conduct of investigations by regulators in various jurisdictions across Asia into foreign exchange trading
• advising a number of financial institutions in relation to the implementation of new regulatory regimes across Asia including in relation to individual accountability 
• advising clients on interactions with regulatory authorities in relation to compliance with anti-money laundering legislation

Sarah studied English literature at Jesus College, Cambridge.
She is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and Foreign member of the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association.