People | Sarah Pons

Sarah is a Solicitor working in the Film and Television and Theatre Groups.

Sarah advises clients in the creative industries on all aspects of rights exploitation, development, production, financing and distribution. She acts for a wide range of clients, including theatrical, film and television producers, major US studios, broadcasters, West End and regional theatres, writers, directors and artists.

Recent work has included assisting Prescience in its financing of the Ealing Studios productions of St. Trinian's II and Dorian Gray and drafting rights and creative team agreements for various West End theatrical productions including Dirty Dancing and Hairspray.

Sarah graduated from University College London in 2005 with an LLB (hons) in Law. She completed the legal practice course at the College of Law, London with Distinction and was the runner up to the Gamlen Law Prize 2008, awarded by the Law Society for promise demonstrated during the course. Sarah joined Harbottle & Lewis as a trainee in 2007 and qualified in September 2009.