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Baker McKenzie Offices
280 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4RB
England
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Adv Sarah Williams
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Sarah Williams is a senior associate in the financial services practice in London.
Sarah advises a broad range of clients on financial services legal and regulatory issues. Sarah’s practice includes advising on the regulation of payment services and electronic money, investment firms and consumer credit providers and anti-money laundering compliance issues.
Sarah advises both traditional financial institutions and fintech clients, with a particular focus on advising clients in relation to new and innovative business models and products, including payments products, retail investment platforms, consumer lending and crypto-assets.
She has particular experience on cross-border matters and has advised large fintech clients on their global expansion strategies, including advising on application of regulation and international compliance obligations.
Education
- University of Law (Legal Practice Course with Distinction) (2015)
- University of Sheffield (Graduate Diploma in Law (with Distinction)) (2014)
- University of Edinburgh (MA History and German) (2013)
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
Underpinned by the firm’s technological expertise, Baker McKenzie‘s fintech offering is notably strong in areas involving new technologies such as AI and blockchain. The cross-practice team is co-chaired by technology lawyer Sue McLean and financial services regulatory lawyer Mark Simpson. McLean is an AI expert who frequently leads on responsible AI governance and AI-related transactional projects, while Simpson advises clients – including payment institutions, banks and cryptoasset firms – on issues ranging from business launches to regulatory authorisations. Sarah Williams is equipped to assist major fintech clients with their expansion strategies.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
Baker McKenzie‘s regular workload spans B2B agreements, a range of corporate tax matters involving fintechs, as well as commercial mandates. Financial services regulatory lawyer Mark Simpson leads the team along side technology lawyer Sue McLean. Sarah Williams advises on anti-money laundering compliance issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech: regulatory London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Fintech: corporate and commercial London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Real estate > Environment
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > High yield
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation