
Sara Sheffield
Partner
T: +971 4 246 1904
Dispute Resolution
Sara has over 14 years of experience as a commercial disputes, white-collar crime and investigations lawyer between Australia, England & Wales and the UAE. She joined the Litigation and Dispute resolution team as a partner in 2020.
Sara acts in complex commercial litigation in the Dubai International Financial Centre and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts in the UAE, and in the English High Court, as well as arbitration matters before local and international centres.
Sara handles a wide range of commercial disputes, often involving cross border issues, with a focus on:
Shareholder and partnership disputes
Financial services disputes
Fraud, asset-tracing and both civil and criminal recovery
Contentious insolvency matters
Multi-jurisdictional matters
Regulatory (e.g. DFSA) investigations
Enforcement matters
Sara is one of few lawyers ranked in Who's Who: Asset Tracing and Recovery UAE, in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Sara previously worked for the federal prosecution agency in Australia and the Serious Fraud Office in the UK.