Sarah Thomas
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Sarah Thomas is a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Hong Kong office. Her practice focuses on international arbitration, internal investigations and commercial litigation throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and she has particular experience in matters relating to China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
She regularly advises clients on complex disputes and investigations across a wide range of industries, including technology, engineering, manufacturing, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, automotive, insurance and telecoms. Ms. Thomas is qualified in New York, England & Wales and Hong Kong.
Ms. Thomas has in-depth knowledge of the arbitration legislation of all the major seats and the seats in the Asia-Pacific region and has represented clients in arbitrations seated in a variety of locations, with particular frequency in Hong Kong, London, Singapore and Mainland China. She is experienced representing clients in both ad hoc and administered proceedings and under a variety of procedural rules, including those of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA), in addition to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
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Sarah Thomas of Morrison Foerster is noted for her aptitude for handling arbitrations, often with a substantial cross-border element. She is regularly active for private equity and asset management firms, as well as other Chinese investors.
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"Sarah is thoughtful, insightful and experienced. She works efficiently, with no wasted motion."
"She handled the advocacy very impressively; she argued with confidence and wasn't intimidated by the other side."
"Sarah is unbelievably strategic and thinks many steps ahead in every matter. She knows how to explain unfamiliar processes to our team and her knowledge of arbitration generally is unparalleled."
"Sarah is thoughtful, insightful and experienced. She works efficiently, with no wasted motion."
"She handled the advocacy very impressively; she argued with confidence and wasn't intimidated by the other side."
"Sarah is unbelievably strategic and thinks many steps ahead in every matter. She knows how to explain unfamiliar processes to our team and her knowledge of arbitration generally is unparalleled."
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