Sarah Leiper-Jennings is an English qualified solicitor in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Capital Markets practice groups.
Sarah advises on a broad range of corporate transactional and advisory matters. She has experience representing public and private companies, private equity funds, banks and other financial institutions on a variety of corporate transactions including public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, IPOs and secondary offerings.
She is recognised by The Legal 500 UK 2022 and 2025 for Equity Capital Markets, and The Legal 500 UK 2025 for M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals. Sarah is also recognised by the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom as “One to Watch” for Capital Markets Law.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Sarah was an associate in the Corporate team at the London office of Ashurst LLP, where she also trained and completed secondments to their Dubai office and to GE Capital. She spent 18 months working in Gibson Dunn’s New York Office during 2018-2020, focusing primarily on Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity matters.
Capabilities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Betting and Gaming
- Business Restructuring and Reorganization
- Capital Markets
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
- Private Equity
- Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
Credentials
Education:
- University of Cambridge - 2013 Master of Arts
- University of Law - London Moorgate - 2011 Legal Practice Course
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor