Sarah Paterson

Professor Sarah Paterson is a distinguished academic in law at the LSE Law School, specializing in corporate reorganization, insolvency, and international finance. She previously served as a partner at Slaughter and May, a leading London law firm, and currently retains a consultancy role there. Her expertise includes legal frameworks for financial transactions and cross-border insolvency proceedings.

Research Interests: Prof. Paterson focuses on corporate restructuring, financial crisis legal responses, and international finance regulation. She co-edited the seminal McKnight, Paterson, & Zakrzewski on the Law of International Finance (2nd ed., 2017), addressing post-2008 regulatory changes and landmark cases like Rubin v Eurofinance.

Professional Contributions: Her work bridges academic and practitioner perspectives, emphasizing practical solutions to complex financial law challenges. She actively engages with contemporary issues such as Lehman Brothers litigation impacts and EC Regulation modernizations.

Affiliations: LSE Law School, Slaughter and May (consultant), and contributions to Oxford University Press publications. She is fluent in English and holds key expertise in financial law and insolvency.