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Sarah McAtominey

Position
Partner
Career
Sarah is an experienced commercial litigation lawyer, advising clients on all aspects of dispute resolution, internal investigations, and contentious situations. Sarah McAtominey is a partner in Goodwin’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, where she focuses on resolving complex disputes for financial institutions and other corporations.
Sarah has particular expertise in crisis management, regularly advising on urgent and injunctive relief, and has experience securing freezing injunctions, search and seizure orders and pre-publication injunctions.
Sarah is recognized as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 and an Up and Coming Partner in Chambers and Partners. Clients say “Sarah is fantastic and undoubtedly a star in the making.” “She is very good technically and a real thinker about a case – she is also very practical and quick, with a can-do attitude.” Sarah was also awarded the inaugural Rising Star Award at the 2019 Legal Week Commercial Litigation & Arbitration Awards. Sarah has completed secondments to a global investment bank and a commodities trading house.
Education
LPC, 2009, The College of Law, London Moorgate
GDL, 2008, Northumbria University
Politics, 2006, University of Edinburgh
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Next Generation Partners)Working as part of Goodwin’s global network, the London litigation team is regularly called upon by international clients. Practice head Oliver Glynn-Jones boasts an active cross-border disputes practice, handling multijurisdictional proceedings. Sarah McAtominey is experienced in investment and post-transactional disputes, with particular expertise in the technology, financial services and private equity sectors. Rebecca Wardle excels in fraud cases, while Alasdair McAlpine focuses on shareholder disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Employment > Employers
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)