Sarah Williamson

Sarah is a Partner and Head of the Commercial & Technology team specialising in Digital & Technology.

Sarah has extensive experience advising on a broad range of commercial contracts including those with an international aspect. She specialises in technology and digital media and acts for well-known online publishers. She also has experience in marketing and advertising having worked at a niche London law firm for the creative and media sectors and has advised a number of creative and digital agencies and online platforms. Sarah acts as quasi in-house counsel for a number of her clients acting either as sole legal counsel or as an extension to their legal team, providing pragmatic and commercial legal advice.

Sarah is also an experienced data protection lawyer and holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/EU) certification with the IAPP. She advises on compliance with data protection and e-privacy laws particularly in the technology and marketing sectors and has written a number of articles for external publications.

Sarah is a member of the Society for Computers and Law.

Expertise

Commercial contracts
SaaS and technology
Digital media and Adtech
Data Protection
Ecommerce
Consumer law
Marketing and advertising
IP and data licensing

Sarah Williamson is our main partner. She manages to combine an endearing personality with an extremely effective negotiation style, leveraging her expert technical knowledge.

IP & IT Quote

2024

What sets Boyes Turner apart is their proactive and client-focused approach. They were always available to answer our questions, offering tailored advice that was both practical and insightful. Their expertise is evident throughout, Sarah Williamson in particular is fantastic.

2024

Working with Sarah and the BT team is always a genuine pleasure. They are highly professional, responsive, and have a deep understanding of the business context, which they effectively translate into contractual provisions. Beyond their expertise, collaborating with them is truly enjoyable on a personal level. Sarah stands out for her exceptional knowledge and her ability to present multiple approaches to achieve the desired outcome. She provides clear guidance, outlining potential scenarios and proactively addressing any issues that may arise.

She can spot highly relevant areas that we haven't even thought of and explain very complicated legal matters in a way that we can fully understand.

Chambers

2024

Sarah is a great team player, communicator and advisor, who always has our best interests at heart.

Chambers

2024

Working with Sarah Williamson, she was able to support us and pull in resource as required to support us on differing projects.

Legal 500

2024

Beyond their expertise, collaborating with them is truly enjoyable on a personal level. Sarah stands out for her exceptional knowledge and her ability to present multiple approaches to achieve the desired outcome. She provides clear guidance, outlining potential scenarios and proactively addressing any issues that may arise.

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