Sarah Heuv­el has been recog­nised at the 2026 Mer­i­tas Women’s Lead­er­ship Awards with the Return­er of the Year Award

Sarah’s achieve­ment reflects both her pro­fes­sion­al excel­lence and remark­able resilience. Return­ing to work at Swaab in Feb­ru­ary 2025 on a part‑time basis just five months after wel­com­ing her baby, Sarah worked two days per week while con­tin­u­ing to build a strong and grow­ing practice.

Dur­ing this peri­od, she exceed­ed many full‑time per­for­mance bench­marks and remained active­ly engaged with clients, indus­try events, and thought lead­er­ship initiatives.

Sarah’s abil­i­ty to return to prac­tice at such a high lev­el while bal­anc­ing sig­nif­i­cant per­son­al and pro­fes­sion­al change exem­pli­fies the val­ues we cel­e­brate at Swaab. We are delight­ed to see her efforts recog­nised at the 2026 Mer­i­tas Women’s Lead­er­ship Awards, held on 23 April.

Con­grat­u­la­tions, Sarah this recog­ni­tion is rich­ly deserved.