Harbottle & Lewis LLP

Film, Television & Theatre

Sarah is a Partner in the firm's Film & Television Group, specialising in development, production, financing and distribution work for major Hollywood movies, independent UK feature films and scripted and non-scripted television productions.

Her recent film work incudes Universal’s Jurassic World Dominion, the first film to resume shooting in the UK following the outbreak of Covid-19, as well as Disney’s live action The Little Mermaid, Cats for Working Title and the Netflix film Rebecca starring Lily James and Armie Hammer.

Sarah's recent TV credits include production work on the NBCU series Masters of None and advice on the HBO and Plan B series The Third Day starring Jude Law, as well as non-scripted Amazon show I Bought the Farm. Sarah also advises Jax Media, makers of Russian Doll, on all their UK developments.

Sarah’s work for indies has included acting for Complete Fiction, Working Title, Neal Street and Big Talk

As well as producers, Sarah frequently advises rights holders on their deals with production companies for film and television projects. This includes work for Michaela Coel, the real life Mangrove 9, Rebellion (owners of Judge Dredd and other titles), DC Thomson (owners of the Beano brand) and Middle Temple, which was a major location in the Netflix series Jack Ryan.

Sarah also has extensive expertise in theatre and live events and has assisted on production legal aspects of various West End theatrical productions, including Wicked and War Horse.

Qualified at Harbottle & Lewis in 2009, made partner in 2016

Affiliate Member of the Production Guild of Great Britain and serves on the Board. BAFTA Member Women in Film & Television

University College London (LLB Hons) College of Law

Sarah is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion within the industry and runs a mentoring and networking programme geared towards women working in legal and business affairs.

She is also a trustee of the Screen Academy Foundation, a charity set up by Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan (the founders of Working Title), Barbara Broccoli and David Heyman (Heyday Films) to support young people from minority backgrounds trying to make their way in the industry.