Mrs Sarah Thompson > Campbells > Tortola, British Virgin Islands > Lawyer Profile

Campbells
Floor 4, Banco Popular Building
PO Box 4467, Road Town
Tortola VG-1110
British Virgin Islands

Work Department

Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring

Position

Partner

Career

Sarah Thompson is a partner in our LitigationInsolvency & Restructuring group. She has a broad dispute resolution practice, with a particular expertise in complex high-value corporate and commercial disputes, which are frequently multi-jurisdictional in nature and financial services litigation.

Prior to joining Campbells, Sarah practised in the British Virgin Islands for over five years at another leading offshore law firm, where her practice encompassed company and shareholder disputes, civil fraud and asset tracing, enforcement, trusts litigation, hedge fund and private equity disputes, and insolvency and restructuring.

Having begun her legal career at Linklaters, Sarah subsequently worked for both a leading global investment bank and alternative investment manager. This industry experience informs Sarah’s approach to contentious matters in the private equity and hedge fund space and her interest in the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency and virtual asset related disputes. Sarah studied modern languages at Christ Church, University of Oxford. She is fluent in French and German and speaks conversational Spanish.

Lawyer Rankings

British Virgin Islands > Dispute resolution

Campbells‘ team is lauded for its ability to integrate technical expertise with commercial considerations, making it ‘a valuable asset for anyone involved in litigation’, including multinational companies and high-net-worth individuals. At the helm of the team is Mark Goodman, who splits his time between BVI and Cayman, and frequently represents liquidators, shareholders, creditors and managers in a variety of liquidation disputes. Sarah Thompson, who joined from Harneys in October 2022, adds a wide-ranging dispute resolution practice, particularly within the technology and financial services sectors. Brian Child departed to Agon Litigation in mid-2022.