General Counsel at Lime | Corporate, Regulatory and Tech Law; ex Yum!, ex British TelecomInternationally experienced legal business executive in US, UK and Europe as the leader of legal, insurance, risk and trust& safety functions in fast-growth global businesses with deep experience in product counseling, M&A, securities, regulatory and litigation matters. Sarah has more than 15 years B2C experience in addition to B2B experience through commercial and supply deals at Lime, Yum! Brands and British Telecom. Sarah is a multi-disciplinary business counselor, crisis manager, communications and legal expert in startups especially in the intersection of new tech and law issues.Sarah is a member of the Lime executive team and leads legal, trust & safety and insurance for Lime, the largest operator of shared micromobilty vehicles (e-bikes and e-scooters) globally. Lime operates in more than 300 cities across more than 30 countries in North America, Europe and Asia-Pac. Sarah also acts as company secretary for the Lime Board.Sarah’s teams are involved in almost every aspect of the Lime business operations and handle global complex regulatory and public sector matters; high profile litigation in US & EU; all corporate, M&A, employee equity and cap table matters; software, hardware and app management on a global scale and employment /labor issues. Prior to Lime, Sarah was a member of the executive team for Pizza Hut Europe & UK, first as General Counsel and latterly as Chief Development Officer. Sarah led the company response to the Covid-19 pandemic, led franchisee and stakeholder management with all major global franchisees in Europe and negotiated transformational deals with delivery aggregator companies as well developing the global digital transformation playbook . Sarah spent 6 years at British Telecom in London in various in-house roles including as General Counsel of Plusnet. She started her career as a corporate attorney at Clifford Chance LLP in London and also spent time practicing in Abu Dhabi.Sarah graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the London School of Economics and completed her legal degree at the University of London (BPP and College of Law). She was admitted as a solicitor to the Bar of England & Wales in 2009. Sarah speaks frequently at Tech GC and American Law Media events and is in The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2024. Sarah is married with two children and lives in the Bay Area, having moved to the United States from London in 2022.
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General CounselBetterupCalifornia, United States -
MemberTechgc Oct 2021 - PresentNew York, New York, Us -
General CounselLime May 2021 - Jun 2024San Francisco, California, Us -
CouncillorWandsworth Borough Council May 2018 - May 2022
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General Counsel (Europe And Uk)Pizza Hut Uk & Europe Jun 2018 - Jun 2021London, London, GbEuropean general counsel for Pizza Huts operations in 28 markets.I lead a team of lawyers and legal professionals supporting all elements of the Pizza Hut brand including master franchising, general franchising , joint ventures, M&A, supply contracts, products, privacy etc. -
Chief Development OfficerPizza Hut Uk & Europe Aug 2020 - Apr 2021London, London, GbExperienced legal and business development partner with experience in franchising, M&A, and joint ventures across Europe and the Middle East -
Head Of Privacy Law And Data Protection OfficerEe Sep 2016 - Mar 2018London , GbHead of privacy law and data protection officer -
Director Of Legal & CompliancePlusnet Jun 2013 - Aug 2016Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, GbDirector for Legal, Governance and Compliance. Responsible for managing the LG&C function at Plusnet and leading a team in providing strategic legal and compliance support across all business functions including marketing, consumer law, Ofcom compliance, employment, product liability, IT and other 3rd party contracts, M&A, data privacy and security.Member of the Leadership Team of Plusnet plc. -
Corporate Lawyer, Bt GroupBt Aug 2011 - Jul 2013London, GbResponsible for leading M&A transactions for BT legal both in the UK and internationally including BT's recent acquisitions of ESPN's television business in the UK and Tikit Plc (an AIM listed legal software company).Responsible for project managing all legal elements of acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and equity investments including managing external legal advisers, senior management and other internal stakeholders. This also includes providing legal advice on a range of non-corporate matters including commercial contracts, IP, ACB/compliance and employment issues. -
LawyerClifford Chance Aug 2007 - Aug 2011London, GbM&A and corporate lawyer in London and Abu Dhabi.
Sarah B. Education Details
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The London School Of Economics And Political Science (Lse)Government And History -
College Of Law LondonLaw -
Bpp Law SchoolLaw -
University Of London
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Sarah B. attended The London School Of Economics And Political Science (Lse), College Of Law London, Bpp Law School, University Of London.
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