Sarah Payne

Sarah Payne is managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Palo Alto office and is co-head of the Capital Markets Group. Sarah has a broad-based corporate practice advising clients on a wide range of transactions, focusing on capital markets, M&A and venture capital and other private investments. Regularly recognized by a number of leading legal publications, Sarah has been ranked by Chambers USA in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: California and in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western U.S.; named to the Daily Journal’s “Top Women Lawyers,” a list of the most powerful lawyers in California; and recognized for Capital Markets, esp. Technology by Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers. Sarah is a frequent speaker, lecturer and author, particularly in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and securities law. Sarah received her B.A. from Yale University and her J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law.