Sarah
Bartholomeusz

Sarah has an active practice in corporate and commercial law, giving peace of mind to growing businesses at all stages of their lifecycle. She knows her way around businesses, inside and outside the boardroom.

Current work

In recent years she has concentrated on delivering quality legal services to a range of clientele including ASX listed companies. In 2015, she published her first book, ‘How to Avoid a Fall from Grace: Legal Lessons for Directors’, a guide for Australian company directors at all stages of their career. Her second book, ‘Kingpin: Legal Lessons from the Underworld’, released in October 2016, explores crucial legal lessons mainstream businesses can learn from the inherently risky and volatile Underworld inhabited by the most infamous Kingpins in history. She regularly writes for CEO Magazine, and has just launched her third book, ‘Growing a Medical Practice: From Frustration to a High Performance Business’ in 2018.

Sarah is the Chair of the not-for-profit the Catalyst Foundation, is an inclusive, independent and charitable organisation seeking to improve the lives of all South Australians in the areas of Ageing, Disability, Lifestyle, Employment, Business and Learning. She also serves on the South Australian Government’s Education Standards Board.

Previous experience

Law firms: Sarah Bartholomeusz has worked as a lawyer in Australia for the past 15 years. She has worked for top tier law firms and inside two top ASX listed companies. In 2013 she founded You Legal, a new category of law firm, that aims to provide clients with easy and transparent access to legal talent in a more flexible, cost effective and efficient manner.

Education: In addition to her B.A. and LL.B from the University of Adelaide, Sarah has a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd, of which she is a
Member. Sarah completed the AICD Company Directors Course in 2017, and is also a Member of the Australian Institute of Directors and a Member of the Law Society of South Australia.

Awards: Sarah’s insight into the way legal services are transforming was recognised in 2015 when she won the South Australian Telstra Business Women’s Award in the Start-Up category. She was also awarded the Lawyer’s Weekly, Women in Law Awards ‘Thought Leader of the Year Award’ for 2016 travelling to New Zealand.