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Top Women Lawyers

May 10, 2012

Sarah Payne

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Palo Alto Practice Type: Corporate


Since advancing to partner at Sullivan & Cromwell in 2010, Payne has amassed an impressive portfolio of major deals that included some big-name clients.


Last year, she played a central role in the $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype by Microsoft Corporation, representing both Skype and private equity investor Silver Lake.


Payne said the acquisition of the Luxembourg-based Internet-phone service company is the largest purchase Microsoft has made to dat...

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