Sarah Honch

Sarah represents Houthoff in Tokyo. She is the point of contact for our Tokyo-based clients and our Friends network of top-tier law firms in the region. Sarah is responsible for developing new partnerships and further strengthening Houthoff’s international network. She works closely with our lawyers in the Netherlands, who regularly visit Tokyo.

Previously, Sarah worked as an international arbitration and litigation lawyer at a Magic Circle law firm in London. She acted for high-profile commercial clients across various sectors, including energy, construction, defence, security, and banking and finance.

Sarah is bilingual in English and Japanese. She was born in Japan and comes from a multicultural background. She has worked in multiple jurisdictions, including Japan, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. Sarah has lived continuously in Japan since 2016.

Qualifications & Experience 

• Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Courts Civil), England and Wales
• Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
• LL.B. Law (First Class Honours); LPC (Distinction); GDL (Distinction) (College of Law, London, UK)
• Henry Fellow (Yale University, USA)
• M.Sc. Archaeological Science (Distinction) (University of Oxford, UK)
• B.A. and M.A. Archaeology & Anthropology (First Class Honours) (University of Oxford, UK)