Sarah Ferguson
Legal DirectorAbout
Sarah Ferguson has over 10 years' experience of advising companies on executive remuneration and all-employee incentives, including the design, implementation and operation of share-based and cash-based plans, related trust and tax work, global implementation and transaction support.
Areas of FocusEmployment
Languages
- English
Education
- College of Law, Legal Practice Course, Distinction, 2007
- Yale University, audited graduate Classics, 2007
- University of Cambridge, MA, 2006
University of Cambridge, BA, Hons, 2006
Awards
- 2019 Women in Law Awards for business
- 2017 Business Lawyer of the Year – UK, the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards
- Duke of Edinburgh: bronze, silver and gold awards
Publications
Currently updating LexisNexis publication on malus and clawback.
Seminars
- Speaker at the 2019 ProShare conference: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”, panel chair
- Speaker at the 2017 ProShare conference: “The Battle for Britain: the Future of Share Plans in Brexit Britain”, panel chair
Prior Experience
- 2014-2020, Senior Associate, Yorkshire-based boutique employee incentives law firm
- 2012-2014, Senior Associate, London-based magic circle law firm
- 2010-2012, Associate, London-based magic circle law firm
- 2008-2010, Trainee, London-based magic circle law firm
Additional Qualifications
Former lecturer on the Institute of Chartered Secretaries Association Certificate in Employee Share Plans.
Memberships And Affiliations
- Share Plan Lawyers Organisation: Tax Committee
- ProShare: Tax-Advantaged Share Schemes Focus Group
- Trustee and Secretary of the Elvington Under Fives Playgroup
