Sara Weed

Practice Areas

Sara K. Weed is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Co-Chair of the Fintech and Digital Assets Practice Group. Sara’s fintech practice spans both regulatory and transactional advice for a range of clients, including traditional financial institutions, non-bank financial services companies, and technology companies. Sara’s fintech practice provides support to clients throughout their lifecycle, including product development, regulatory strategy, including chartering, licensure and partnerships, supporting supervisory examinations and regulatory inquires, regulatory diligence related to acquisitions, investments, and exit events, and the defense of regulatory enforcement actions.

Sara’s outstanding achievements in private practice have been recognized by various organizations, including the Chambers FinTech guide 2025. Recently, Lawdragon recognized Sara as one of its Leading Global Cyber Lawyers. In 2021, she was named a Rising Star in Fintech by Law360. She was also shortlisted for The Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Award North America in 2018 in the “Access to New Markets and Capital” category.

Career

Prior to working in private practice, Sara held various roles in the financial services industry, including serving as in-house counsel to IBM’s financial services group and as policy counsel with a national financial services research organization. She also served as director and counsel with the North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks, where she oversaw supervision of non-bank mortgage lenders and brokers, money services businesses, and consumer finance companies.

Education