Latham & Watkins LLP

Sarah Fortt, Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Practice, helps clients navigate potential risks and opportunities relating to climate change, human rights, and corporate culture.

Sarah advises public and private companies and their boards on ESG-related corporate governance, disclosure obligations, and regulatory requirements. With an eye toward ESG and cultural matters, she regularly works with boards to manage their approaches to:

• • Governance
  • Crisis management and preparedness
  • Succession planning
  • Board education

She also counsels clients in high-stakes governance situations, including board- and C-suite-level ethical concerns, emergency board and C-suite transitions, shareholder activism, and board conflict, as well as corporate crises, such as cybersecurity and data security breaches.

Sarah draws on her background in executive compensation and sophisticated understanding of cross-organizational incentive structures to help clients create consistent, effective, and meaningful stakeholder communications.

Before joining Latham, Sarah led the ESG efforts at a global law firm. Sarah serves on the Advisory Board for PracticalESG.com and regularly authors articles on ESG-related topics for leading publications. Additionally, she serves on the editorial boards for Insights and the Corporate Governance Advisor.