
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
England
Lawyers

Sarah Shaw
- Phone+44 20 7296 2002
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Work Department
Corporate Transactional
Position
Sarah is a seasoned M&A practitioner with an impressive range of experience advising on private acquisitions and disposals, public takeovers, joint ventures, strategic alliances, restructurings and business transfers.
Sarah's clients include a wide range of corporates, private equity funds, DFIs and infrastructure funds, whom she advises on their most complex and high-profile transactions.
Sarah is a member of our M&A leadership team. She has experience across a number of sectors including, in particular, oil and gas, power, renewable energy, infrastructure and real estate.
Her practice is international and includes a particular focus on Africa and other emerging markets, where she has acted on some of the most significant platform M&A transactions in the energy sector in recent years.
Sarah is recommended as a Leading Partner by Legal 500 (2026) for M&A (premium), and has previously been identified as one of the best and brightest up and coming female lawyers in the UK by Law.com International. She is described by clients as “outstanding” and is commended for being “very hands on, easy to reach and fully engaged on our projects” (Legal 500, UK 2026).
Languages
English, German, and French
Education
Master, University of Cambridge
Legal Practice Course
Diploma, BPP University Law School