Sarah has been involved in the financial services industry in Bermuda for over 17 years and was formerly a partner within the corporate practice of one of the largest law firms in Bermuda.
Immediately prior to joining Walkers, following an MBO, Sarah was a client director at Estera, a leading provider of offshore fiduciary and administration services, where she served as an independent director of companies covering a wide range of sectors, including Funds, ILS, Insurance (Captives, SPIs and ‘A’ Rated companies) and Commodities, and helped clients navigate best practices in corporate governance.

Admitted In:
Bermuda – Barrister and attorney, 2003
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (not practising), 1998

Qualifications:
LPC Commendation, College of Law Guildford, UK
LLB (Hons) in English Law/French Law, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
Certificat de Droit Francais, Bordeaux University, France

Prior to moving from private practice to the provision of fiduciary services, Sarah was recognised as a leading practitioner in the Bermuda legal market, including the following:
2015 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer in Banking and Finance Capital Markets and Investment Funds categories, Bermuda
2014 Chambers Global – ‘A leader in her field’ in which sources say she’s ‘highly intelligent, responsive and pro-business'.
2014 Legal 500 Caribbean – Recommended
2012 IFLR 1000 – Leading Lawyer (Financial and Corporate), Bermuda

Member of the Asset Management Committee of the Bermuda Business Development Agency.
Co-Founder of 100 Women in Finance, Bermuda.

EVENTS

• Walkers Bermuda to Sponsor Bermuda Captive Conference 2019 - Walkers Bermuda* is delighted to once again sponsor this year's Bermuda Captive Conference, taking p...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor IBA's 20th Annual International Conference - Walkers is sponsoring the 20th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds at t...
  
• Walkers Bermuda to Speak at the Bermuda Executive Forum in New York - Walkers Bemuda* partners Sarah Demerling and Natalie Neto will be speaking at the Bermuda Executive ...
  
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ADVISORY

• European Union Confirms Bermuda is a Cooperative Jurisdiction for Tax Purposes - The European Union has removed Bermuda from the EU's blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions at a...
  
• Bermuda Offers Solution For Banking Services To Bermuda Licensed FinTech Companies - The Bermuda Government has announced that, as a result of confidence in Bermuda’s high regulatory ...
  
• Economic Substance: Changes to Bermuda Investment Funds Act - In December 2017, and as part of its ongoing commitment to assist the EU in combatting harmful tax p...
  
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ARTICLES

• Collaborative approach augurs well for future ILS growth - Bermuda Partner Sarah Demerling recently contributed to hedgeweek's special report 'Bermuda Fund Ser...
  
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NEWS

• Bermuda - Economic Substance Update - The European Union has announced that, with effect from 12 March 2019, Bermuda has been added to the...
  
• Walkers Bermuda Continues Expansion with Hire of Partner Sarah Demerling - Walkers is pleased to announce that Sarah Demerling has joined Walkers Bermuda* as a Partner in the ...
  
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