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Sara Lai

Associate

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Education

  • College of Law, Moorgate, London, 2007, LPC, Corporate Route
  • University of Manchester, 2006, LL.B., English Law with French Law

Languages

  • Cantonese
  • French
  • Mandarin

Sara is an associate in the London Corporate Group and advises clients on cross-border corporate and commercial transactions.

She has particular experience assisting Chinese, French and UK companies on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and corporate governance issues, as well as UK company secretarial matters.  

Sara is a member of the global Reed Smith China Team and has been on secondment to the Beijing and Hong Kong offices where she worked closely with clients based in South-East Asia.   She has also spent time in the legal department of Barclays Bank and Tesco Plc.

Her practice also includes advising on general commercial transactions such as distribution, licensing or consultancy arrangements for a range of industry clients in the pharmaceutical/ Biotech and life sciences sector.

Employment History

  • 2008 - Reed Smith

Honors & Awards

  • Selected as a "Rising Star" by 2013 London Super Lawyers

Professional Affiliations

  • Law Society of England and Wales
  • Committee Member of the French/UK Young Chamber of Commerce

Interests

Sara is a fluent French and Cantonese speaker with a passion for travelling and learning new languages. She is a keen singer and enjoys going to musical shows and concerts.