Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Sarah West as a partner in its Dispute Resolution team in London.
Sarah, who was a Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie until 2022, joins the Firm from Google, where she is Senior Counsel, Content Defence. Her experience covers tech litigation, investigations, compliance, ethics advice. She is a subject-matter expert on the Online Safety Act and also has deep expertise in the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act and Digital Services Act across the UK and EU respectively.
Steve Abraham, the Firm’s EMEA Head of Dispute Resolution, commented: “I am thrilled to welcome Sarah back to the Firm as a partner. Her outstanding expertise in tech regulation litigation, particularly around the Online Safety Act, is a perfect fit for our team and will be instrumental in supporting our continued growth in this rapidly evolving area of work. Sarah’s understanding of the challenges our clients face will further strengthen our ability to deliver exceptional results and develop new opportunities in this important area.”
Baker McKenzie’s London Managing Partner, Ed Poulton, added: “Dispute Resolution is a strategic focus for us and Sarah’s excellent reputation for her work around technology regulation will further strength our ability to support our clients in this area. I look forward to welcoming her back to the Firm and working with her again.”
Commenting on her appointment, Sarah said: "I am delighted to be re-joining Baker McKenzie. The firm provides market-leading advice for tech clients at every stage of the compliance and enforcement regulatory lifecycle. I look forward to enhancing our offering by bringing my deep in-house experience of tech regulation, as well as my proven track record in managing complex regulatory litigation, class actions and enforcement actions. I am excited to be joining such an impressive team, to help our clients navigate their most challenging issues."
Sarah joins the Firm on 2 February 2026.
Baker McKenzie continues to accelerate aggressively its lateral growth strategy to add senior talent to its bench in London. Most recently, this has included Real Estate Finance Partner, Luke Harber, Data & Cyber Partner, Adele Harrison, Energy & Infrastructure Partner, Elisabeth Moseley, Corporate Finance Partners Simon Bullock and Stuart Rubin, Tax Partner, Sam Trowbridge, M&A Partner, Helen Johnson, Private Equity Real Estate Partner, Mark Thompson, Investment Funds Partner, Nick Benson, Energy & Infrastructure Partner, James Wyatt, Restructuring & Insolvency Partner, Kevin Heverin, Patent Litigation Partner, Indradeep Bhattacharya, Antitrust & Competition Partner, Marie Leppard, and Corporate M&A Partner, Michal Berkner.
Sarah, who was a Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie until 2022, joins the Firm from Google, where she is Senior Counsel, Content Defence. Her experience covers tech litigation, investigations, compliance, ethics advice. She is a subject-matter expert on the Online Safety Act and also has deep expertise in the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act and Digital Services Act across the UK and EU respectively.
Steve Abraham, the Firm’s EMEA Head of Dispute Resolution, commented: “I am thrilled to welcome Sarah back to the Firm as a partner. Her outstanding expertise in tech regulation litigation, particularly around the Online Safety Act, is a perfect fit for our team and will be instrumental in supporting our continued growth in this rapidly evolving area of work. Sarah’s understanding of the challenges our clients face will further strengthen our ability to deliver exceptional results and develop new opportunities in this important area.”
Baker McKenzie’s London Managing Partner, Ed Poulton, added: “Dispute Resolution is a strategic focus for us and Sarah’s excellent reputation for her work around technology regulation will further strength our ability to support our clients in this area. I look forward to welcoming her back to the Firm and working with her again.”
Commenting on her appointment, Sarah said: "I am delighted to be re-joining Baker McKenzie. The firm provides market-leading advice for tech clients at every stage of the compliance and enforcement regulatory lifecycle. I look forward to enhancing our offering by bringing my deep in-house experience of tech regulation, as well as my proven track record in managing complex regulatory litigation, class actions and enforcement actions. I am excited to be joining such an impressive team, to help our clients navigate their most challenging issues."
Sarah joins the Firm on 2 February 2026.
Baker McKenzie continues to accelerate aggressively its lateral growth strategy to add senior talent to its bench in London. Most recently, this has included Real Estate Finance Partner, Luke Harber, Data & Cyber Partner, Adele Harrison, Energy & Infrastructure Partner, Elisabeth Moseley, Corporate Finance Partners Simon Bullock and Stuart Rubin, Tax Partner, Sam Trowbridge, M&A Partner, Helen Johnson, Private Equity Real Estate Partner, Mark Thompson, Investment Funds Partner, Nick Benson, Energy & Infrastructure Partner, James Wyatt, Restructuring & Insolvency Partner, Kevin Heverin, Patent Litigation Partner, Indradeep Bhattacharya, Antitrust & Competition Partner, Marie Leppard, and Corporate M&A Partner, Michal Berkner.
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