Personal bio
Sarah is a partner and practice leader in the Dispute Resolution Business Unit at Webber Wentzel. Sarah is based in Johannesburg and specializes in complex, high value and high stakes international and domestic commercial and treaty arbitration. She has represented parties in many domestic and international arbitrations (including under the auspices of the ICC, ICSID and AFSA, as well as under the UNCITRAL and other ad hoc arbitration rules) and at various Courts in the South African court system. Sarah has acted for listed and non-listed entities, state-owned enterprises, statutory bodies and non-governmental organisations in a variety of fields, including healthcare, energy, private equity, construction and infrastructure, transport, tourism, manufacturing, mining, finance and auditing. She also spent a year at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa, clerking for the Chief Justice. Sarah has presented at numerous international arbitration conferences and has published a number of articles in the field of international arbitration. Her expertise has been recognised by various international research organisations including Legal 500. She holds a BA and an LLB degree (with distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand. She also has an LLM degree, in which her research was focused on international investment law dispute resolution.