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Overview
With over 25 years of experience, Sarah Gogan is one of the leading private client lawyers for high-net-worth individuals and multinational families facing multifaceted, multi-jurisdictional issues. Sarah’s practice spans a wide breadth of specialisms, including international criminal proceedings, corporate raiding, sanctions and travel bans, Interpol matters, political asylum (international protection), human rights and reputation management. She routinely represents clients facing extradition. For highly specialised matters—such as mutual legal assistance (MLA), extradition requests, sanctions, or Interpol—Sarah works alongside leading lawyers in the practice area. She co-ordinates their input and assists with the wider strategy.
Her success flows from innovative, ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking, fierce determination, and absolute discretion. Sarah is frequently instructed by ‘A’ list Hollywood figures, heads of state, and members of global Royal Families, who rely on her unparalleled discretion, diplomatic approach, and steadfast 24/7 support. She is equally renowned as the trusted advisor and “counsel of choice” for actors, directors, producers, and other globally recognised household names. She has built a well-regarded reputation for looking after these ultra-high-profile individuals, providing bespoke, holistic counsel to protect their personal and business interests.
Expertise
Sarah’s expertise includes:
- Immigration & Public Law – Sarah possesses deep expertise in complex immigration and public law (including international public law), appeals, and other legal proceedings. She is highly experienced in handling complex challenges, including applications for judicial review, as well as international protection claims and discretionary, often highly complex, immigration matters. She regularly coordinates comprehensive global mobility strategies for her clients, which includes assisting with UK immigration as well as securing nationality and citizenship in multiple other jurisdictions. She adopts a highly strategic and interdisciplinary approach, frequently working alongside leading extradition teams, reputation management, and civil litigation experts to deliver creative, robust solutions in highly sensitive matters.
- Litigation & Global Strategy – Sarah’s areas of expertise are reflected in the breadth of her litigation work, which includes high-profile cases in the House of Lords, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, and the European Court of Human Rights, in addition to successful applications to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. She has a strong reputation for strategic thinking, careful preparation, and the determination to protect her clients’ interests in the most challenging of circumstances. Her standing with long-established international colleagues allows her to collaborate with lawyers, advocates, and experts from all over the world. This enables her to deploy and coordinate international teams of specialists from a wide range of disciplines at very short notice. This is an invaluable and unique aspect of Sarah’s approach, as the complex, multi-disciplinary cases she handles are seldom one-dimensional. They require comprehensive defence strategies from a ‘360-degree’ perspective—protecting not only the client’s legal standing but their liberty, assets, and reputation, alongside those of their family members.
Reported Cases
Sarah has acted in a number of highly publicised and politically sensitive cases, including representing:
- A former Prime Minister of Pakistan in relation to an application to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
- A prominent first family and member of a political dynasty in the first instance and in judicial proceedings.
- Various former foreign government ministers.
- Individuals subject to extradition requests and Interpol Red Notices in respect of claims for international protection ( political asylum).
- Numerous internationally recognised public figures and those in the entertainment industry in sensitive cross-border matters.
- Members of international Royal Families in highly sensitive, cross-border matters requiring absolute discretion and diplomatic handling.
Qualifications & Accreditations
Sarah is recognised in both Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and Spear’s 500. Sarah serves as a of the Law Society of England & Wales, the Fraud Lawyers Association, The Defence Extradition Lawyers’ Forum, and ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association). Sarah is a regular commentator in the international media, having appeared on BBC2’s Newsnight, Sky News, and interviews with the Sunday Times, The Times, The Guardian, The New York Times, the Financial Times, and the Hollywood Reporter where she is frequently asked to comment on complex legal issues.
Awards & Accolades
- Chambers & Partners HNW Guide (Band 1) 2026 for Immigration: High Net Worth Individuals.
- Spear’s 500 2026 (Top Recommended as best hommes et femmes d’affaires for UHNWs with complex business and personal matters).
