Hudson Gavin Martin

Corporate and Commercial

Sarah is a corporate and commercial lawyer who combines legal expertise with practical business acumen and global experience. She is passionate about helping her clients meet their strategic and financial objectives via M&A transactions, minority or majority investments or divestments, capital raising, joint ventures or other commercial transactions. Sarah has broad experience advising businesses of all sizes, private and publicly listed, domestic and multi-national, on transactional as well as corporate governance/compliance matters.

In her 20+ year career prior to joining HGM, Sarah has split her practice between multi-national law firms and senior in-house leadership roles. Her prior roles include: Associate General Counsel for BDO USA (the US member of the world’s 5th largest accounting firm), where she led the corporate and commercial legal team; Managing Director for Accenture (NYSE: ACN), leading the global M&A legal team for one of the world’s largest and most acquisitive technology and professional services companies; Special Counsel (Corporate team) with EY Law Limited (New Zealand); and Associate (Corporate & Securities group) with DLA Piper (USA).

Sarah is a dual qualified lawyer, with admissions to the bar in both the USA (State of Illinois) and New Zealand, and she earned a Masters in Business Administration in addition to her law degree. Her dual qualification, global transactional experience and MBA degree provide her with the skills and insight to provide practical advice and valuable insights for both domestic and offshore clients.

Hudson Gavin Martin | 2022 EY Law Limited | 2019 - 2022 BDO USA LLP | 2014 - 2018 Accenture | 2007 - 2014 DLA Piper US LLP | 1999 - 2007

Sarah is a strong advocate for gender equality and D&I. She serves as the Chair of the Women in Business Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand (since September 2020), promoting women’s leadership and helping to equip women with the skills and connections necessary to succeed as leaders.

Consistent with Hudson Gavin Martin’s focus on the technology sector, Sarah serves as an Advisory Board member for a SaaS start-up company that offers a platform for streamlined strategy reporting and planning.

BS, JD, MBA (USA)

Admitted - USA (IL)1999 New Zealand 2022