Sarah Fortt

Sarah Fortt, partner and global co-chair of Latham’s ESG practice, is the mind behind one of the first ESG legal practices in the US. In her role, she acts as a trusted adviser of her clients, navigating with them risks and opportunities relating to climate change, human rights and corporate culture.

Sarah advises public and private companies and their boards on corporate governance and strategic transparency matters. She also counsels clients in high-stakes governance situations, including public and political ESG-related campaigns, stakeholder engagement and corporate crises.

Sarah draws on her background in corporate governance, compliance, securities, executive compensation and sophisticated understanding of cross-organizational structures to help clients create consistent, effective and meaningful ESG strategies and communications.

Sarah has been recognized as a trailblazer and key thought leader in ESG, corporate governance and corporate culture. She serves on the advisory and editorial boards for PracticalESG.com, ESG Professionals Network, and Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor and regularly authors articles on ESG-related topics for leading publications. She is based in Washington, DC and Austin, Texas.