Arthur Cox Belfast

Financial Regulation and ESG

Sarah Thompson is Head of our Financial Regulation Group, and is also Head of our cross-disciplinary ESG Group.

Sarah has experience in advising a broad range of clients on financial regulation matters and is admitted to practice in Northern Ireland, Ireland and England & Wales.

Sarah advises on Central Bank of Ireland authorisation processes, perimeter issues, ongoing compliance with conduct of business and other requirements (with a special focus on ESG matters and on the Individual Accountability Framework and the Senior Executive Accountability Regime, IAF/SEAR), and financial services M&A.

Prior to joining Arthur Cox, Sarah worked in London as a member of the Financial Regulation Group of Linklaters LLP and a partner in the Financial Services Regulatory team of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, 2008, College of Law of England & Wales Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence), 2007, University of Oxford (Brasenose College) (admitted to Master of Arts in 2013) Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales, 2010 Admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland, 2021 Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 2021