Sarah Flaherty is a partner in S&C’s London office. She advises clients on international public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and equity offerings. Her practice spans a broad range of industries, with particular experience in the natural resources, consumer and healthcare sectors.
Sarah has extensive experience advising on UK public takeovers and is recognized as one of London’s leading Takeover Code lawyers. She previously spent two years on secondment as a senior case officer at the UK Takeover Panel, where she worked on many of the period’s most significant public M&A transactions. As a member of the Panel Executive’s senior team, she also participated in material policy and disciplinary decisions and consultations concerning revisions to the Takeover Code.
Sarah’s international experience includes secondments in Dubai and Moscow and to Glencore’s group legal team in Switzerland. She has advised on transactions across the United Kingdom, continental Europe, the Middle East and the CIS.
Sarah is recognized by The Legal 500 UK 2026 as a Next Generation Partner and by Chambers UK 2026 as Up and Coming for Corporate/M&A: £800 Million and Above. Financial News named her a “Rising Star of Legal Services” in Europe in 2023.
