Sarah Parkes
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Banking Litigation
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About
Provided by Sarah Parkes
Practice Areas
Sarah is a partner and the global head of Freshfields’ dispute resolution practice. She specialises in significant and complex financial services litigation, investigations and regulatory enforcement proceedings, as well as advising financial institutions and corporates on sanctions issues. Sarah is highly regarded for her advice on disputes concerning complex financial products and on the defence of ground breaking large-scale investigations.
Publications
'Financial Services: Investigations and Enforcement', third edition (Bloomsbury 2014).
Personal
Sarah graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge, with a first class law degree.
Chambers Review
UK
Sarah Parkes is well regarded for the strength of her financial litigation practice, acting for banks in a wide range of high-value disputes. She also leads the global dispute resolution practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah is an impressive and experienced banking litigator."
"Sarah is sharp, organised and regularly works on large mandates."
"Sarah is highly experienced, polished with clients and an excellent strategist who spots issues very quickly."
"Sarah Parkes is a well-established name in the banking litigation field and a strong lawyer overall."
"Sarah is an impressive and experienced banking litigator."
"Sarah is sharp, organised and regularly works on large mandates."
"Sarah is highly experienced, polished with clients and an excellent strategist who spots issues very quickly."
"Sarah Parkes is a well-established name in the banking litigation field and a strong lawyer overall."